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New app confirms: Procore does do Windows
As fast as exponential change may be flying at us, Procore’s research
recently revealed that many of its customers might like the world to slow
down a bit. With that in mind, the tech provider this week released a new
Windows 10 app that will put many at ease.
Zlien’s big month: Legal win joins new funding
For a tech firm focused on the unglamorous life of mechanics liens, its
definition of “excitement” may not quite be the same as everyone else’s. By
any measure, though, New Orleans-based zlien, the cloud-based payment
facilitator, just had one heckuva month.
Komatsu digs deep, bets big on Joy Global
Digging deeper into the market share for both construction and mining
equipment, Tokyo-based Komatsu announced last week that it will buy
Milwaukee WI-based mining equipment giant Joy Global for $2.89 billion, in
cash. Read on for details.
ABC, Autodesk Partner to Promote Productivity
Some industry alliances are more for show than substance. But a new
partnership between Associated Builders & Contractors and Autodesk seems a
different animal. And it is one that aims to spread greater tech knowledge
nationally to 70 ABC chapters.
Reverse sprawl? Cities lure back suburban stars
From Boston and Seattle to Chicago, San Diego, and points in between, the
urban exodus that saw U.S. businesses and residents flee to suburbia in the
latter half of the 20th century is now at and end. (Thanks, millennials!)
John Gregerson reports.
After Asian Success, AEC Hackathon Returns to BuiltWorlds
After Asia’s first AEC Hackathon wraps up in Singapore, the BuiltWorlds
team prepares to host Chicago’s second weekend-long AEC hacking
competition.
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