Integrator Roundtable Highlights How Companies Have Emerged From Pandemic, Supply Chain Crunch, Inflation, Labor Crunch

7.14.23 – SSI – Scott Goldfine   Four integrators tell SSI what they’ve done to navigate constant challenges to their business success in the past three years. The few. The proud. The integrators. That spin on the transcendent Marines slogan is fitting...

Fire Side Chat: The Differences Between NFPA 715 and NFPA 72

7.11.23 – SSI NFPA began working on new Standard for the Installation of Fuel Gases Detection and Warning Equipment in 2021. In the June 2021 Fire Side Chat, I discussed a new standard that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) was in...

Construction job market is ‘red hot’ amid persistent inventory shortages

7.7.23 – Yahoo Good news for construction workers: You’re hired. Jobs in construction grew by 23,000, including 800 jobs added in residential construction, in June, the Labor Department said on Friday. Over the last year, construction jobs have gained by...

Businesses are cutting workers’ hours in a warning sign for the economy

7.11.23 – Washington Post The number of people working part time for reasons beyond their control rose by 452,000 last month, the biggest jump in more than three years. Businesses are starting to cut workers’ hours, forcing hundreds of thousands of people...

New Smart Watch For Seniors with Fall Detection from Medical Care Alert

7.13.23 – The Bakersfield Californian -NORTHVILLE, Mich., July 13, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) New SmartWatch PRO designed for seniors to get emergency help, stay in touch with family Seniors have a new way to stay safe with the new SmartWatch PRO from Medical...

Schools boost security, student support with federal grants, new state money

Western High School students walk past a Clark County School District Police car on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (Jeff Scheid-Nevada Independent) 7.1.23 – The Nevada Independent Nevada school districts and charter schools are investing about $8.4 million on...