New Law Prompts ABC Minnesota/North Dakota to Design New Telecommunications Safety Training Program

ABC Minnesota/North Dakota creates first-of-its-kind program for telecommunications installer safety training. On the first day of the year, a Minnesota law requiring installers of underground telecommunication infrastructure broadband, fiber or phone lines (when projects utilize directional drilling, and/or work is being conducted within 10 feet of existing utilities) to undergo a 40-hour certification went into […]

Chicago’s construction market buoyed by infrastructure, entertainment builds

For contractors, Chicago is an exciting place to be. The Windy City is home to a flood of high-profile construction projects across the infrastructure and entertainment spaces. Items of focus include a casino, a funding battle with the feds and M&A activity. Read on about some of the biggest news to come out of Chicago’s […]

Massachusetts startup launches ‘largest robot data factory in the US’

In a recently renovated office building in Watertown, Massachusetts, 100 robots are slowly learning how to pick up random objects, including everything from hand lotion bottles to packages of Welch’s Fruit Snacks. Each human-like machine is equipped with four cameras — one at the head, at the chest and on both claws — and fixed to […]