The Job JacketNews for the skilled trades, compared across sources
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Updated Oct 31, 2026, 4:01 AM PT
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Our summary: Malco introduced a fast, versatile, drill-powered Rotary Panel Cutter Kit as part of its TurboShear lineup, designed for cutting roofing panels.
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Our summary: Legislators urge OSHA to scrap proposed changes to the respirator rule; a group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter asking the agency to abandon a rollback that would remove medical evaluation requirements for certain respirators.
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Our summary: The Department of Commerce postponed tariff action on imported machine tools, citing their importance to national defense.
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Our summary: Oregon OSHA formally adopted rules that enhance workplace violence protections for health-care workers and updated related discrimination and assault record-keeping requirements.
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Our summary: JE Dunn has appointed former employee Colby Cox as its new chief legal officer, succeeding Tom Whittaker who plans to retire in 2027 after more than 30 years with the firm.
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Our summary: A potential strike at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports has been postponed as the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore Union extended their negotiations.
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Our summary: The article highlights pre-order discounts for Bluetti's Elite 30 Mini portable power station and offers first-time savings on Aventon's Abound SR and LR cargo e-bikes, along with additional green-technology deals.
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Our summary: Trane and American Standard launched a monitoring kit that gives dealers remote access to performance data and diagnostics for 24V HVAC systems.
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Our summary: A roundup of five notable solar and storage news stories from the week.
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Our summary: The Crista toilet from Contrac is a durable white vitreous china all-in-one model featuring overflow protection, ADA-length bowl, siphon jet flushing, and standard rough-in requirements, allowing easy installation without special plumbing.
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Our summary: Surveys are gathering truckers' input to understand how driver health affects industry operations.
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Our summary: The Elios H2O wall-mounted tankless water heater offers a dual stainless-steel heat exchanger, a wide turndown ratio, high efficiency, precise temperature control, and up to 5.9 GPM hot water flow.
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Our summary: General HVAC Solutions' Airstage VU-7 series offers three-phase VRF heat pump and heat-recovery systems for capacities between 6 and 32 tons, supporting up to 16 indoor units per outdoor unit.
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Our summary: MARAD announced approval of a Texas LNG export port and highlighted that its deepwater port license review was the quickest in over 20 years, while keeping environmental standards unchanged.
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Our summary: ForeFront Power has energized a new solar carport at the Port of Hueneme, installed over its automobile staging area.
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Our summary: Hitachi reports rising nuclear revenue as its SMR delivery date nears, noting strong sales in its energy segment that supplies electrical grid equipment, while warning of inflation and lengthy delivery schedules.
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Our summary: Recent Texas blackouts caused equipment failures, highlighting the need for precise electrical training.
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Our summary: Regulators are urged to scrutinize proposals for new gas plants and consider whether they are justified compared to clean-energy alternatives.
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Our summary: Granite reports a record $7.5 billion backlog and a 23% year-over-year revenue increase to $1.77 billion in its third-quarter results, driven by infrastructure spending.
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Our summary: Desco Plumbing and Heating Supply promoted Paul Stevens to director of supply chain and logistics.
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Our summary: Desco Plumbing and Heating Supply appointed Paul Stevens as director of supply chain and logistics.
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Our summary: Q-PAC's Florida lab achieved its first AMCA 270 accreditation for fan-array testing, enhancing HVAC performance validation and product development capabilities.
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Our summary: Coaching employees to be brand ambassadors emphasizes that technicians and installers interacting with customers become the primary source of brand interactions.
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Our summary: A fact sheet compares average hourly earnings in the construction industry with those in the broader private sector, showing that construction pay has historically been higher since 1964.
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Our summary: A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was struck by limpet mines attached by a small boat, causing an engine fire and temporary loss of propulsion.
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Our summary: Mach introduced a Tier-1 autonomous solar mowing system designed to address vegetation management challenges for utility-scale independent power producers.
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Our summary: The article outlines considerations for BESS owners when planning future project augmentations.
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Our summary: U.S. solar manufacturers discussed challenges such as workforce training, cell integration, and evolving trade policies while pursuing profitability and scale.
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Our summary: DiversiTech Corporation's DITEK line will be available in Canada exclusively via Alltemp after the acquisition.
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Our summary: The article explains that as heat pumps improve and controls become smarter, furnaces are being repurposed to work alongside dual-fuel systems for optimized heating.
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Our summary: Patriot Pumps is moving its headquarters to Texas while its current operations in Salem, Oregon will stay fully active.
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Our summary: Watts offers a promotion where participants earn double Learn & Win tickets and can enter a sweepstakes for premium prizes.
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Our summary: LEIA advises building owners and managers to verify lift emergency communication systems before the UK PSTN shutdown in early 2027.
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Our summary: The BESS Industry Buzz covers recent developments such as Sonnen's collapse, new BESS contracts, market entrants, and concerns about over-reporting availability.
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Our summary: Samsung SDI announced 60 GWh of ESS battery orders in 2026 so far and a 53 % year-over-year revenue increase, returning to profitability.
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Our summary: Workplace safety, especially for workers at height, is driving growth in the fall-protection equipment market across construction, manufacturing, mining, telecommunications and other sectors.
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Our summary: The article lists six persistent challenges contractors face, such as labor shortages and payment delays.
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Our summary: Chinese makers of portable battery storage reported rising overseas orders in their third-quarter results.
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