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Q&A: Manufacturers Lack Connected Data Across Company Systems
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Read article →After third-party safety tests, Silfab will move into full production at SC solar cell plant
Silfab Solar has outlined a plan to bring online its solar cell production facility in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The community on the North Carolina border has vocalized safety concerns about the operation of the plant. Silfab voluntarily retained TRC Engineers to provide third-party engineering…
Read article →Rexel to Buy Billion-Dollar Wire & Cable Provider
More than 60% of GCG’s revenue is exposed to high-growth segments including data centers, power/utilities infrastructure, grid modernization, communications, defense, utilities and other long-term growth markets where artificial intelligence, rising electricity demand and increasing technical complexity are driving sustained infrastructure investments.
Read article →Utilities Need a Digital Apprenticeship Standard
Perspective: Utilities can simultaneously adopt AI technologies and develop a skilled workforce through digital apprenticeship standards, ensuring reliable and efficient grid operations amid increasing complexity.
Read article →Evolving Leadership Playbook for Today’s Workforce
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Read article →National Grid Seeks Feedback During 8-Week Consultation to Advance Major U.K. Transmission Expansion Proposal
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Read article →World Electric Opens Port St. Lucie Branch, FL, Branch in Continuing Florida Expansion
The new branch in Port St. Lucie will be followed by locations in Homestead and St. Augustine, increasing World Electric’s total locations to 23 across Florida and Georgia.
Read article →Report: 75% of Utilities Face 'Higher Operational Risk' Amid Rise in AI Data Center Load Growth
Texas-based research agency Zpryme highlighted in its latest report that 61% of utilities view affordability and customer rate pressure as the single most significant barrier to accelerating grid resiliency investments.
Read article →Senate Democrats Block ‘Toothless’ Data Center Bill
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Read article →New Research Reveals Multiskilled Crews Can Reduce Construction Completion Time by 30%
WASHINGTON (Sept. 30, 2026) — Ahead of Careers in Construction Month, Associated Builders and Contractors highlighted new research showing that multiskilled construction crews can reduce completion time by about 30% and increase production by 37% to 50% on construction scopes where multiple trades must work…
Read article →Top 20 Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Firms for 2026
STO Building Group, Barton Malow, DPR Construction, Turner Construction, Hensel Phelps, Gilbane Building Company, and The Boldt Company top Building Design+Construction's ranking of the nation's largest integrated project delivery (IPD) construction firms for 2026, as reported in BD+C's 2026 Giants 400 Report.
Read article →Quick Take: Physical AI Needs A Fourth Verb
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Read article →Q&A: How One Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Is Implementing AI
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Read article →Cat Adds Water, Gas, and Electric Utility Training to Its Excavator Simulators
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Read article →Podcast: The Path To "Everyday Automation"—Connect, Visualize, Secure And Scale
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Read article →Code Quiz of the Week: No. 561
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Read article →Japanese cement mills improve productivity, efficiency with ABB’s APC
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Read article →Energy’s future runs on collaboration
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Read article →The Dual Role Of Industrial AI: Connecting The Workforce While Keeping Processes Secure
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Read article →Concrete Is Complex: What Contractors Need to Know When Building Animal Care Facilities
When most construction professionals think about concrete, they think about structure, durability and achieving a level surface. In animal care facilities, however, concrete serves vital additional purposes. In veterinary hospitals, animal shelters, boarding facilities and kennels, the concrete slab becomes a critical component of the…
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