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How to Manage and Prevent Lower Back Pain Among Industrial Workers

Carlos G. Aguirre, PhD, RDN, a senior editor at Daily CBD, outlines the common preventative measures, as well as proper management and treatment solutions for chronic back pain.

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Top 10 Construction Stories This Week: Skid-steer Attachments that Help You Work Smarter

Most-read construction stories of the week include how significant pandemic material shortages are for construction, Hyundai could buy Doosan Infracore by year’s end, Ford F-600 tows and hauls more than any other truck its size, F-150 rated at 25 mpg

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Flash Battery CEO Receives Award from President of Italy

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President of the Republic of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, awarded Flash Battery's CEO, Marco Righi, the Premio dei Premi award for the company's investment in research and innovation on the development of cutting-edge, competitive technology.

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Motion Industries' President Wins Biz Journal's CEO of the Year Award

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Birmingham Business Journal presents Randy Breaux, Motion Industries' President, the 2020 CEO of the Year Award for being an elite leader, within a company of over 300 employees, in the industrial manufacturing and distribution industry.

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Students Learn Construction Skills Through Virtual Reality

A collaboration between Brightline Defense, CityBuild Academy and TRANSFR VR will make construction industry job training accessible to thousands of low-income youth as part of a free, citywide program.

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23 Late-Season Pavement Maintenance Tips

Follow these guidelines to make sure your late-season jobs are successful – and profitable

To improve late-season patching and even extend the season many contractors have added a hot box reclaimer to their fleet to assure hot asphalt is available all year. Contractors need to stockpile asphalt while plants are in operation to make sure it's available for reheating once plants shut down.

Construction Drone Tech Startup Receives $13 Million Investor Funding

Drone Life is reporting that Iris Automation has received significant investor funding for technology used in commercial drones.

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Mammoet FOCUS30 Crane Qualified for First Project

The new 2,500-ton Mammoet crane, FOCUS30, successfully finished the final testing phase and is ready to begin enhancing construction projects in oil refineries and cities.

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Chicago Pneumatic Power Technique Expands Generator Lineup

Chicago Pneumatic Power Technique

Chicago Pneumatic Power Technique improves the CPG 150 and designs the brand-new CPG 200, adding to the mobile generator range, which is designed to meet the tough demands of the construction, oil field and special event industries.

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Keestrack Overcomes Hardships of 2020 and Looks to the Future

The Keestrack Group anticipates a sustainable improvement in the 2021 business year taking into account positive feedback from distributors, new products announced for 2021 and an overall satisfactory business year in 2020.

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Ohio State Patrol Creates Work Zone Dashboard to Curb Incidents

Since 2015, there have been over 32,500 crashes in Ohio work zones, with 114 of them killing 126 people. The new dashboard helps users see where the Ohio State Patrol is active and working to keep these construction zones safe for workers and drivers

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November Nonresidential Building Strength Outweighed by Declines in Other Construction Activity

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Weakness in residential and nonbuilding activity overwhelmed nonresidential building strength, causing total construction starts to dip 2%.

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