The main focus of the project is replacing the existing timber decking on the walkway, which has reached the end of its useful life. It will be replaced with glass-reinforced plastic panels, a more durable material designed to withstand heavy passenger use and last for many years.
For all the energy being spent on whether AI will eliminate white-collar jobs, I believe that business leaders are missing a much bigger story: AI won't replace skilled trades-it will require more of them, and most importantly, make them better. That's not a nice-to-have. It's a necessity as the trades workforce ages, retirements accelerate, and fewer new workers enter the pipeline.
A crowd had assembled to toast the school's new solar field 5,600 photovoltaic panels arranged in neat rows across 5 acres of floodplain the school said couldn't be used for much else beyond hay cultivation. Solar installations are ubiquitous now, on desert plains, winery properties and carports. In 2006, they looked like the future. Rep. Mike Thompson addressed the onlookers that day, calling the project a model and inspiration. Then two students flipped a symbolic power switch, marking what was seen as the beginning of a new energy era for the campus.
Remember that a nation without borders is no nation at all and we're so thankful that we have a president that understands that, Noem said Tuesday during a press conference at the southern border in Santa Teresa, New Mexico: Now if you look at the structure that's behind me, it's tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb. Almost impossible.