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Hurricane Ian’s Aftermath and Infrastructure Recovery
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“Ian will go down as one of the most damaging and impactful storms in U.S. history, along with 2017’s Hurricane Harvey, which caused $190 billion in total damage and economic loss,” – AccuWeather Founder and CEO Dr. Joel N. Myers Other notorious storms Myers noted include Irma, which was…
The Coal Mining Business Boom in Q4 2022
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“Business is booming for companies associated with the coal mining industry, with no end in sight.”- Bluefield Daily Telegraph- Wednesday, September 21, 2022 “Based on current economic and market trends, global coal consumption is forecast to rise by 0.7% in 2022 to 8 billion tonnes, assuming the Chinese economy…
Engineers at Work and Play Part 2: Always Be Engineering: A Candidate’s Tale
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All the names of the people and organizations have been changed to protect the innocent for this fictional HR tale, inspired by true stories. So it’s me Eric, 38 years old, with my “have an engineering degree will travel” attitude, and I’m about to put it to the test.…
Heavy Industry Engineers at Work and Play Part 1: Blowing Off Steam in the Industrial Complex
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Atlas shrugging, essential raw material costs spiking if they’re available at all, environmental obstacles, and the real epidemic of Force Majeure Clauses, a term that far too many of us have become familiar with in the year we’re calling Catch 2022. Sound familiar? “We’re getting half-loads every day now.…
When Atlas Shrugs Part 2: The Industrial Complex Strikes Back in Catch 2022
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As a refugee from communism herself, Ayn Rand saw the disastrous consequences of the global socialist mindset in action, and the degeneration it can cause in a free market republic, way back in the 1930s. Atlas Shrugged is her prophetic blueprint of the inevitable, logical consequences of illogical socialist…
Is Atlas Shrugging in 2022? The US Industrial Complex Under Fire: Part 1
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Ayn Rand’s landmark novel, Atlas Shrugged is a favorite with philosophers and libertarians alike. But at 1,168 pages Rand’s thesis/manifesto/novel is perhaps not so fondly recalled by those who found it on the required reading list. Engineers, plant managers, and especially heavy industry CEOs enduring turbulent 2022 just might…
