Construction Dive
Homebuilders and remodelers have added 120,000 jobs on a net basis in the last 12 months and have added 658,000 positions since the Great Recession, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data from the National Association of Home Builders.

The New York Times
Leo L. Beranek, an engineer whose company designed the acoustics for the United Nations and concert halls at Lincoln Center and Tanglewood, then built the direct precursor to the internet under contract to the Defense Department, died on Oct. 10 at his home in Westwood, Mass. He was 102.

Forbes
Consumers’ sentiment continues to improve, as does their mood. What does it mean for spending? Deborah Weinswig, Managing Director of Fung Global Retail & Technology, weighs in on what improvements in Prosper’s key indicators mean for retail sales and which categories are likely to benefit.

Construction Dive
According to a 2016 hospital construction survey by Health Facilities Management, construction of outpatient facilities has significantly increased across the board when compared to 2015. And that growth is expected to continue: 35 percent and 21 percent of respondents, respectively, said they had a medical office or an ambulatory care project in the works in the next three years.

The Wall Street Journal
Americans seem to feel much better about the economy than the commentary in this week’s presidential debate would lead one to believe. Or do they? That answer depends largely on who is doing the questioning. Confidence surveys have yielded starkly conflicting results of late, with polarized political views playing a significant part in the outcomes. But they matter for the outcome of the election which, of course, matters to investors.

Forbes
Millennials became the largest share of the American workforce last year, with adults aged 18 to 34 representing more than one-third of the labor pool. Young workers’ attitudes toward work are a bit different than Gen Xers and Baby Boomers, though. The most important factor when choosing a job for millennials: a good work-life balance, according to a survey of nearly 8,000 global millennials by Deloitte.

Industry Leaders
Robots are of huge value. Take for example, the construction industry which is using construction robots to make work more efficient. In 2016, we’ve seen increased use of robots in industries like construction. More companies are now using robots to do repetitive tasks on construction sites and to make human jobs safer.