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…
Housing Market Documents Record Growth Across the Country
The housing market just recorded its fastest monthly growth rate on record, according to real estate brokerage firm Redfin. As of May, homes around the country are selling at speeds a full week faster than last year, spending only a median 42 days on the market. The acceleration is the greatest Redfin has ever seen…
Americans Are Taking Less Vacation Time from Work, and Technology Is to Blame
In 2013, only 25% of Americans used all of their paid days off for the year, and a new report finds more Americans than ever are leaving their vacation days unused. The Project:Time Off State of American Vacation 2016 report found that Americans took slightly more vacation days than in 2015, reporting an average of…
Lumber Liquidators Donates New Hardwood Floor to Indianapolis Opera
The largest specialty retailer of hardwood flooring in North America, Lumber Liquidators, donated more than 1,600 square feet of hardwood to the Indianapolis Opera to renovate their Recital Hall stage in the Basile Opera Center. The Indianapolis Opera is the only professional opera company in Indiana. Since 1975, it has played an important role in…
Employers Must Follow New OSHA Requirements Regarding Workplace Injury Reporting
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…
Student Debt Payments are Delaying Would-Be Homebuyers, Survey Finds
A new survey from the National Association of Realtors and the SALT Program of American Student Assistance finds that a large majority of young people with student debt feel prohibited from buying a house because of the burden of loan repayments. The two groups polled 3,000 people making on-time payments for student loans about their…
Solar Canopies Will Allow Cities to Go Solar
New solar panel technology called “solar canopies” shines light on the growing need for cities to convert to clean energy and provides a more effective way for them to do it, too. In major cities, the 25% recycled content in a metal roof simply isn’t enough on its own to help the environment. Large rooftops…
Conservative Watch-Dog Group Calls Out Florida Representative Over Alleged Credentials
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is being called out by a conservative political group for what they say are blatant lies on his resume and experience credentials. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Better Florida Alliance has said Murphy should “resign in disgrace immediately” after reports recently surfaced that he may have been less than…
New FHA Guidelines Will Make it Easier For Millennials With School Loan Debt to Buy a Home
There’s never been a more costly time to be a student. Currently, the Millennial generation carries a staggering $1.2 trillion in debt. Naturally, this makes other processes quite difficult post-grad — particularly buying a home for the first time. This has caused a palpable delay for the Millennial generation when it comes to real estate…
Drop in Unemployment Rate Incredibly Misleading as U.S. Sees Decrease in Labor Force
The United States unemployment rate dropped to 4.7% last month, reaching its lowest point since 2007. Yet although this sounds like a huge step in the right direction, it is actually just the opposite. Unemployment is decreasing for all the wrong reasons. The declining unemployment rate is incredibly misleading. According to CNN Money, disheartened Americans…