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- Up and running. <\/strong>Businesses of all sizes are putting their manufacturing where their mouth is. Space-bound start-up Relativity Rockets has leased a launch pad at Cape Canaveral<\/a> to get its (mostly) 3D-printed rockets into orbit (via Quartz). Autonomous carmaker Waymo is building a new factory<\/a> in Michigan (via Endgadget). And notoriously French company Airbus is prepping its second U.S. plant<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Ready to work. <\/strong>The construction industry has a problem: not enough skilled workers. The New York Times reports on new training programs to fill the gap<\/a>. Meanwhile, Business Insider puts construction manager at #18<\/a> on its list of best jobs for 2019. And CIO Magazine puts AutoCAD as a top skill for getting hired<\/a> this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Building on better data. <\/strong>ConstructionDive delves into the details of Autodesk\u2019s acquisition of BuildingConnected<\/a>. And we have to give a shout out to Tracy Young, CEO of PlanGrid\u2014a top 2019 newsmaker for Engineering News-Report<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Tracy Young, founder of PlanGrid.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Building on better data. <\/strong>ConstructionDive delves into the details of Autodesk\u2019s acquisition of BuildingConnected<\/a>. And we have to give a shout out to Tracy Young, CEO of PlanGrid\u2014a top 2019 newsmaker for Engineering News-Report<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Ready to work. <\/strong>The construction industry has a problem: not enough skilled workers. The New York Times reports on new training programs to fill the gap<\/a>. Meanwhile, Business Insider puts construction manager at #18<\/a> on its list of best jobs for 2019. And CIO Magazine puts AutoCAD as a top skill for getting hired<\/a> this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n