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Back in early July, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ordered a shutdown of all state-funded construction projects because the government’s Transportation Trust Fund ran out of money. Christie told laid-off workers that the moratorium would last for at least one week. It’s now been more than 40 days since the Governor’s order, and state senators…

The drone industry is expected to grow significantly over the next few years and it’s affecting nearly every industry in the world. Roof inspections, for instance, should be performed at least once or twice a year, and are now able to be completed via unmanned aircraft system (UAS), more commonly known as: drones. According to…

Etsy, a Brooklyn-born, peer-to-peer e-commerce site, announced on August 11 that it’s offering its members access to Intuit’s accounting software. According to New York Business Journal, the partnership will affect U.S. and U.K. Etsy merchants. Members will now be able to export their sales data, business expenses and other financial information into Intuit’s QuickBooks Self-Employed…

An estimated 543,000 new businesses get started every month, but their window for disaster assistance is closing, according to a recent announcement by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding all small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that August 23…

Many athletes are backing out of the 2016 Rio Olympics because of Zika virus scares. The number one golfer in the world, Jason Day, announced on June 27, that he is joining the list of athletes sitting out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of concerns regarding the Zika virus. According to the BBC,…

In the United States, there are approximately 7.8 million production workers in the construction industry. And pretty soon, some of those workers could be using robotic extremities to perform tasks not suitable for the human hand. According to CBS Detroit, General Motors plans on using robotic glove technology to help factory workers manufacture automobiles. The…

A new study found that middle-aged people who have smoked marijuana for a long time could have a higher risk of developing periodontal disease. According to Live Science, the study also shows there are no other links between long-term marijuana use and other health issues associated with cigarette smoking, only periodontal disease. “What we’re seeing…

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released a new study documenting statistics surrounding teen driving accidents. Researchers found that from 2007 to 2015, more than 50% of all teen crashes involved some form of distracted driving. According to LiveScience, the researchers gathered teen driver participants and placed special cameras in their vehicles. The camera would…

New U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements have been put in place to increase the amount of workplace injury reporting. The new regulations came from one of OSHA’s top attorneys and the former Assistant Secretary of Labor. The requirements will significantly increase the amount of injury and illness data that…

A mother, along with her then nine-year-old son, fled from Ireland in 2013. But after the boy’s mother died earlier this May, his father is now hoping to regain custody. John Hopkins, a 40-year-old father, has not seen his son in three years. The Tennessean reports that after marrying his wife Jackie in Las Vegas…