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The Potential Economic Consequences of a Highly Automated Construction Industry What if construction is the next manufacturing, with automation replacing hundreds of thousands of middleclass workers over the next generation? In the future, technological changes that displace human labor in the construction industry could have consequences for workers, families, and the U.S. economy. This report is a theoretical assessment...
BLOOMINGTON — Union laborers who could build a new McLean County wind farm and local landowners who would live near it squared off Wednesday in one of a series of public forums on the proposal. Workers spoke in favor of Chicago alternative energy company Invenergy’s special-use permit for the McLean County Wind Energy Center because it would create jobs over the...