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  • Rubicon Contracting, labor trafficking, Reyes
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    Courtesy of Rubicon Contracting
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    Facility workers want damages after their employer was hit with false charges

    Utah prosecutors dropped labor trafficking charges against Rubicon Contracting, but the company says it lost business due to reputational damage. Now company workers want the state to offset their lost income.

  • Arko
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    Retrieved from Arko.
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    300 Arko convenience stores to add solar energy

    Apollo Power will handle engineering, procurement and construction of the project, valued at $53 million over several years. 

  • A graphic illustrating the launch of Metasys 15.0.
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    Courtesy of Johnson Controls
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    Johnson Controls’ Metasys update designed for greater device security, easier system management

    With the changes, the building automation system is more efficient, can be scaled across multiple sites, speeds configuration and boosts uptime, the company says.

  • hotels, peak load events, utility incentives, facilities management
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    Automation can help facilities participate in demand response programs

    Building operators can add value by taking advantage of utility incentives to reduce power during peak load events, says HVAC optimization company Parity.

  • Federal agents walk through a gas station's store.
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    Ryan Murphy / Stringer via Getty Images
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    ‘Treat ICE like a vampire’ — and 5 more tips for dealing with law enforcement at work

    Facility managers have a role to play to help their organization prepare for on-site visits by law enforcement.  

  • A rendering of a railway entry under a canopy.
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    Courtesy of Skanska USA
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    Skanska starts ‘surgical deconstruction’ of Atlanta MARTA canopy

    The firm is conducting the removal of a massive concrete structure as a part of a $230 million reimagining of the rapid transit system’s Five Points Station.