Hard Hat Inventor Being Posthumously Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

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Edward W. Bullard, inventor of the first commercially available hard hat, will be posthumously honored as part of the latest class of National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees. In partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office , NIHF will honor the inductees May 5 during “The Greatest Celebration of American Innovation.” The event will take place at the USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. Realizing the need for greater safety within the mines, Bullard designed a hard hat for miners inspired by the steel doughboy helmet he wore as a soldier. Bullard first produced the Hard Boiled Hat by … Read more

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Austin High School Celebrates Historical Campus’ Grand Opening

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Upon recent completion of modernizations to its historic campus, Austin High School hosted its grand opening ceremony. The school is the oldest continuously operating public high school in the state of Texas. Throughout the duration of the project, it was crucial that the addition and renovations did not diminish the rich history of the campus, but rather, enhanced it. Cadence McShane Construction Company worked alongside architecture firm O’Connell Robertson to accomplish this through creative design methods and repurposing of materials. The updated campus incorporates a total of 65,000 square-feet of additions and renovations. This includes a full running track replacement, … Read more

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Connected. Supported. Safe. Construction Safety Week Kicks off May 2

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Construction Safety Week kicks off at construction sites across U.S and Canada on May 2. As pandemic restrictions have eased, safety week will be holding more in-person events, including celebrations near O’Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois and Centene Stadium in St. Loui, Missouri. This year’s theme is “Connected. Supported. Safe.” This reflects the enduring connection workers and leaders have to each other across the industry. Being connected builds strength because it means individual workers are not alone in building a stronger, safer industry and creating a safe, supportive environment for everyone. The event also focuses on mental health issues among … Read more

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United States’ Largest State Public Health Laboratory Is Critical in the Fight Against COVID

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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the award of an initial design contract to advance the creation of a new $750-million public health laboratory on the Harriman State Office Campus Complex in Albany to serve New York State’s public health needs. The joint venture of Gilbane/Turner in association with the design firm HOK has been selected for the design and construction of a new Wadsworth Laboratory that will seek to consolidate operations spread out among several Capital Region facilities. The contract will be comprised of several phases: this initial investment will explore options for a new basis of design, ranging from partial to full consolidation … Read more

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Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index

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The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed its overall new business volume for March was $10.6 billion, up 14% year-over-year from new business volume in March 2021. Volume was up 49% month-to-month from $7.1 billion in February. Year-to-date, cumulative new business volume was up 5% compared to 2021. Receivables over 30 days were 1.5%, down from 1.7% the previous month and down from 1.9% in the same period in 2021. Charge-offs were 0.10%, up from 0.09% the previous month and down from 0.43% in the year-earlier period. Credit approvals totaled 78.3%, up from 78.2% in … Read more

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