Permit me, dear reader, to observe that enterprises gain no steam from puffed declarations. A man may rattle a hundred sentences, yet the mill wheel stands idle until someone hoists the bucket. Industry advances not by winded rhetoric but by the steady turning of shoulders beneath real weight.

I learned as much along Philadelphia’s muddy wharves, where crates refused to load themselves despite eloquence. The sailor who hefted timber earned more trust than the magistrate who merely promised efficiency. Deeds, once visible, settle debate faster than any pamphlet; they print their argument upon the day’s ledger.

Therefore, waste no candles rehearsing speeches when daylight begs for labor. Hammer the nail, reconcile the account, return the borrowed tool; such modest triumphs will advertise integrity more widely than broadsides nailed to tavern doors. When evening arrives, let your silence be eloquent, for neighbors will recount your conduct better than you could trumpet your intentions in the marketplace of tomorrow’s necessary work.

Perform one quiet deed that benefits others, trust its echo to outshine any spoken declaration today.

When the founder who sold his last company to Zillow for $120M starts a new venture, people notice. That’s why the same VCs who backed Uber, Venmo, and eBay also invested in Pacaso.

Disrupting the real estate industry once again, Pacaso’s streamlined platform offers co-ownership of premier properties, revamping the $1.3T vacation home market.

And it works. By handing keys to 2,000+ happy homeowners, Pacaso has already made $110M+ in gross profits in their operating history.

Now, after 41% YoY gross profit growth last year alone, they recently reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO.

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Bulldozers kicked up sagebrush Monday outside North Las Vegas as GlassCycle Materials and Mortenson Construction launched a $380‑million foam‑glass insulation plant destined to swallow the region’s mountain of waste bottles. Officials say the 920,000‑square‑foot campus will repurpose 300,000 tons of curbside glass annually and create a new Southwestern export, boosting municipal recycling rates statewide.

Engineers will feed pulverized cullet into electric rotary kilns fired by Mojave solar, converting it into lightweight, fire-rated insulation pellets that rival mineral wool in R-value but reduce embodied carbon by seventy percent. A robotic bagging hall and overhead rail spur promise rail‑car shipping straight to West Coast data‑center projects within weeks of opening.

Construction is expected to peak next spring, with 420 union tradespeople, including apprentices from the Clark County School District’s new green-skills academy, assembling kiln modules fabricated in Reno. Once production ramps up in 2027, GlassCycle expects to create 220 permanent positions, averaging $68,000, and an estimated annual ripple effect of $140 million, while diverting landfill burdens and reducing the miles of imported insulation.

Backhoes thundered beside Atlanta’s Perimeter Tuesday as Georgia DOT, mayors, and union carpenters sank gold shovels, launching the Top End Express Lanes. The $ 4.9 billion design-build-finance venture will carve out two reversible, dynamically tolled lanes along 30 miles of I-285, promising half-hour rush-hour savings for commuters and freight haulers.

First construction targets Chamblee‑Dunwoody Road’s overpass, replaced by a longer steel box‑girder span spanning future lanes and a MARTA bus shoulder. Archer Western crews will drive 1,200 shafts, set precast Bulb‑T girders overnight, and erect thirty‑two photovoltaic sound walls that feed corridor lights, cameras, and connected‑vehicle beacons.

Financing blends a new $1.2‑billion federal Mega grant, private equity from ACS‑Herzog, and toll‑backed bonds rated A‑. A labor agreement secures 4,300 union jobs, forty percent apprentice hours reserved for DeKalb and Cobb residents. Completion in 2032 should erase 2.6 million annual driver‑delay hours, cut corridor carbon by twelve percent, and enable future bus‑rapid‑transit service to Perimeter Mall and Emory, alongside MARTA rail timing upgrades slated for 2025.

On Tuesday, Minnesota’s Department of Labor and Industry approved self‑healing asphalt shingles infused with soybean‑based bio‑oil microcapsules as a prescriptive roofing material for one‑ and two‑family dwellings statewide, effective July 25. Hail‑damage claims cost insurers $1.2 billion last year, and University of Minnesota tests show ruptured capsules seal micro‑cracks within twenty minutes, restoring water‑barrier performance.

In a Saint Cloud demonstration Wednesday, Mid‑North Builders reroofed a 2,100‑square‑foot rambler in six hours using conventional nail guns. After technicians pelted the deck with pea-sized steel shot, thermal cameras recorded the healing process. Leak sensors under the sheathing indicated that moisture ingress had decreased by 94% compared with Class 4 shingles. Crews noted that shingle bundles felt slightly warmer, but their weight and flexibility matched those of standard products, preventing retraining delays.

State Farm announced a ten‑percent discount for the new shingles, predicting forty‑million‑dollar annual claim reductions. Xcel Energy also welcomed the upgrade because darker-healed patches retain solar reflectance, keeping attic temperatures two degrees lower and reducing peak-summer electricity demand statewide.

Introduction
Good morning, Team! Today’s toolbox talk focuses on preventing injuries associated with material banding. Steel or plastic bands used to secure materials can cause severe cuts and eye injuries if mishandled.

Why It Matters
Bands under tension can snap suddenly, leading to serious injuries or accidents.

Strategies for Safe Banding Handling

Discussion Questions

Conclusion
Using correct tools, PPE, and disposal practices prevents banding-related injuries.

Cut safely to stay injury-free!