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How 3D architectural rendering services can boost your design business
Anvi Dave Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesWhile architects and designers have always had a number of tools to help them do their job, 3D architectural renderings have truly changed the game. By providing clients with photorealistic 3D images of interior and exterior spaces, you can improve your business' performance and profitability. Whether you want to find new clients, optimize your budget, or enhance communication, CGI and CAD can help you do it all. Read on to learn more about how architectural rendering services can boost your design business.
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US employers add 4.8 million jobs in June; jobless rate drops to 11.1%
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementEmployers added 4.8 million nonfarm jobs in June after hiring 2.5 million workers in May, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. June’s unemployment rate fell to 11.1% versus May’s 13.3%. Improvement in the labor market for the second straight month was due to a partial resuming of economic activity after nationwide business closures, notably in the hospitality and leisure sectors in March and April, to slow the transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic. That shutdown led to the loss of 22.2 million jobs.
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Rare-earth elements spark resource war
Dave G. Houser Natural ResourcesRare-earth elements (REE) — also known as rare-earth minerals or rare-earth metals — are a group of 17 chemical elements of the periodic table. Although most of them are not terribly rare, they are highly strategic substances and vital components in most of the technology we employ every day. What is rare are deposits of these minerals in high enough concentrations to be feasibly and economically extracted. Presently, about 90% of the global supply of rare-earth elements comes from just one country: China.
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‘Travel, as we knew it, is over,’ but hopes remain for a different…
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementAirbnb co-founder Brian Chesky talked about the future of travel in a recent CNBC interview. He stated: "Travel, as we knew it, is over. It doesn’t mean travel is over, just the travel we knew is over, and it’s never coming back. It’s just not." His statement made headlines, but he also suggested in the same interview: "… travel is going to come back. It’s just going to take a lot longer than, you know, we would have thought, and it’s going to be different."
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Infographic: How technology can help the economy recover
Brian Wallace Science & TechnologyTechnology, both as a tool and as an economic sector, has kept the economy going during the pandemic, and it will also figure heavily into the economic recovery. This infographic outlines the state of the economy as well as how technology has aided in economic recoveries in the past.
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Small businesses rush for technological answers, advances during pandemic
Kevin Reynolds Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe coronavirus has upended the way small businesses operate for months. One of the longest-lasting impacts of the virus, though, will be how fast and how many small businesses have been forced into investing into technology. With contactless pickup, new payment methods, and cleaning services all far more important than they were at the start of the year, a common denominator in every industry is the need for innovation.
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Warehouse technologies: 3 trends to watch
Gail Short Distribution & WarehousingThese days, many warehouses and distribution centers are under the gun to boost efficiency and productivity and ship products and materials faster than ever. In the e-commerce industry alone, a recent survey by the global consulting firm Capgemini Research Foundation reported that 55% of consumers polled said they would choose a brand or retailer over its competitor if it offered a faster delivery service. That said, a white paper titled "Warehouses of the Future," published by the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University (ASU), says warehouses are becoming places "not just to store stuff," but places integrated into supply chain processes.
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Redlining: Why white people are typically wealthier than Black people
Patrick Gleeson Civil & GovernmentAfter a relatively long period of stable opinion, a confluence of early 2020 events has rapidly changed white Americans’ views on race, and, specifically, on why white Americans have so much more wealth than Blacks. Many white Americans, newly conscious of various inequalities holding Black Americans back, may believe these problems, once identified, can be remedied relatively quickly — if not in a few months, then certainly in a few years. A closer look at the wealth gap and its causes, however, suggests that remedies will be neither fast nor easy.
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Homebuyers head to the ‘burbs
Michael J. Berens Construction & Building MaterialsNew home sales soared in May, pushing year-over-year sales figures back into the black. Low interest rates, a shortage of existing homes for sale, and early steps to revive economic activity helped to fuel the demand for new homes. So did what appears to be a growing pandemic-driven trend, a migration from cities to the suburbs. After two months of declining sales, purchases of new homes vaulted 16.6% in May compared to the previous month, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Demand drove prices back up as well.
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Singapore Changi puts construction plans on hold as it studies aviation’s…
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotivePlans for the construction of a new terminal at Singapore Changi Airport have been put on hold as the airport sets aside time to study the future of aviation and whether the future of aviation will justify the work. The new Terminal 5 at Changi had been planned for an area to the east of the existing terminals and would be the biggest at the airport with capacity for 50 million passengers per year. With an anticipated opening in the early 2030s, Changi Airport Group had expected to be going to tender soon, ready for work to commence on the important structure.
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