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University of Maryland engineers create new 3-D soft robotic hand – FOX 5 DC
UMD engineers create 3-D soft robotic hand
Ryan Sochol, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has worked at his soft robotics invention for six years.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - Engineers at the University of Maryland are showing off a new kind of robot.
Ryan Sochol, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has worked at his soft robotics invention for six years.
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"Soft robotics is a pretty new field,"Sochol said. "It's only been around for about a decade or so."
Sochol and a team of UMD researchers worked to bring a 3-D soft robotic hand to fruition. Their invention has the potential of making biomedical devices much safer in the future.
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"The hope is by making our technology more accessible, that essentially anyone who has access to one of these typesof these kinds of printers, either themselves or through a printing service like we did,will beableto download our files for free and be able to immediately print any one of those designs or they can modify those designs," Sochol said. "And the hope is that by increasing access, that we are able to eventually accelerate advancement in this new area of soft robotics."
Sochol says working on the 3-D soft robotic hand has been one of the greatest accomplishments of his group and his professional life.
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Virginia 180th Engineers head to Louisiana for JRTC rotation – United States Army
FORT POLK, La. More than 50 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 180th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, are supporting the Arkansas National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during training July 10-Aug. 3.
Col. Paul Gravely, the Virginia Army National Guard G3 state operations officer, said the training was extremely important to build and maintain readiness.
"The evaluations conducted at JRTC are important for units to test and review their training management processes, and gives them the opportunity to participate in an exercise at the BCT level in the most realistic environment available for training," he said.
"This is a huge opportunity for our Soldiers to get some real training not only on their military occupational specialty, but other warrior aspects such as communications, and seeing how they as engineers impact the battlefield," said 1st Lt. Kevin Eddins, the 180th's executive officer. "Our Soldiers are used to only working in one small area during our weekend drills, and this training exercise will help them see how their skills fit in the larger picture."
The 180th will help the 39th build fighting positions and support tactical operations at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk.
"At this point, our main mission is to support the 39th IBCT by digging infantry fighting positions, vehicle-fighting positions, and fortifying the battalion-sized tactical operations center while in the field," said Eddins. "We expect to fully utilize our digging assets the entire time to support the infantry and are hopeful that we will be gainfully employed the entire time."
The 180th will also employ its vertical capabilities to support the JRTC training scenario and Fort Polk's facilities.
"Our vertical section will conduct maintenance on the operations in a so-called 'civilian zone,' rebuilding critical infrastructure," said Eddins. "Some of the projects include rebuilding Fort Polk range infrastructure that needs to be repaired. The main focus will be on carpentry projects and will be rebuilding subfloors, stairs, and repair walls to range buildings in a simulated civilian zone."
For the mission, the 180th transported more than 30 pieces of heavy equipment via line haul to Fort Polk, including bulldozers, excavators, light-medium tactical vehicles, trailers and Humvees. The unit transported all of the equipment to Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett, where the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site staff helped load it onto trailers for line haul to Fort Polk.
"All of this wouldn't be possible without the MATES shop loading up all the line haul," Eddins said. "Thanks to Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jacob White and his crew for their help."
Eddins said lead-up training was vital after several months of remote drills because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Law enforcement support missions also kept them from practicing their engineer craft.
"When restrictions finally began to lift this past spring, we made training happen by getting all our equipment to Fort Pickett and spending 10-20 hours operating at landing zone castle over a period of two drills," explained Eddins. "Overall, it was definitely some of the best training our unit has been through over the last few years."
Eddins is confident the unit will use that training to complete its mission in Louisiana.
"Even though we a taking a minimum amount of Soldiers, we will still be operating at maximum capacity for engineers," said Eddins. "I know that they are capable and will rise to the occasion after overcoming so many obstacles to get here.
"In the future, this will definitely enable our unit to be a better engineer unit by giving our Soldiers experience, camaraderie, and building teamwork. In the event that we are called for deployment, this will give some of our younger Soldiers serving in leadership positions the necessary experience to practice their leadership, especially under stressful circumstances."
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In line with NEP, 14 engineering colleges to teach in regional languages – The Indian Express
Fourteen engineering colleges across eight states have secured permission from the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to collectively admit over 1,000 students in undergraduate programmes that will be taught in regional languages from the new academic year.
At least half of them four from Uttar Pradesh, two from Rajasthan and one each from Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand will teach in Hindi. The remaining colleges from Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu will offer the programme in Telugu, Marathi, Bengali and Tamil, respectively.
The technical education regulators approval has been granted for select branches most of them are for computer science, followed by electrical and electronics engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and information technology.
This is the first year that AICTE in line with provisions of the new National Education Policy (NEP) that calls for education in ones mother tongue as far as possible has permitted engineering colleges to offer B.Tech programmes in 11 regional languages (Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam and Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi and Oriya).
Last year in November, the Union Education Ministry had announced that would will push for technical education, especially engineering, in regional languages, starting from the 2021-22 academic year. The Ministry had also indicated that some of the top engineering schools such as the IITs and NITs might be among the first to implement this.
The response of the IITs to this announcement was lukewarm. Most were not in favour of the proposal, arguing that since the demography of students studying in IITs is diverse, offering B.Tech programmes in several regional languages would not be feasible.
Madhya Pradeshs Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya and Tamil Nadu's Anna University have done this in the past. But the initial response to the Vishwavidyalayas programmes was lukewarm since there wasn't enough reading material in Hindi for engineering students. Drawing from that experience, AICTE is now translating material.
However, the AICTE, based on the results of a sample survey, decided to give recognised colleges an option to offer engineering courses in vernacular languages.
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Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a fresh push to this NEP proposal in his address to 100 centrally-funded technical institutes. In his address, he emphasised the need to develop an ecosystem of technological education in Indian languages and to translate global journals into regional languages.
Speaking to The Indian Express, AICTE Chairman Anil Sahasrabudhe said the technical education regulator has already finished translating all video lectures on engineering on the Ministrys SWAYAM platform in eight regional languages. Content will soon be translated into Oriya, Assamese and Punjabi, too. SWAYAM hosts online open courses and lectures on engineering, science, humanities, management, language, mathematics, and commerce, among others.
Permission to teach engineering in regional languages has only been given to [National Board of Accreditation] NBA-accredited programmes. The translation of SWAYAM lectures for first-year students is complete and we are now roping in teachers to also translate existing textbooks and also write their own in regional languages, he told this newspaper.
We are aware of the market needs, which is why English will be studied as a language in the regional languages programmes. In all of our translated work we have ensured that the English names of the scientific concepts are retained, he added.
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Worldwide Architectural Engineering and Construction Solutions Industry to 2025 – Key Drivers, Challenges and Trends – ResearchAndMarkets.com -…
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The publisher has been monitoring the architectural engineering and construction solutions (AECS) market and it is poised to grow by USD 3.13 billion during 2021-2025, progressing at a CAGR of almost 10% during the forecast period.
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Jeremi London receives NSF CAREER award to break down engineering education barriers – vt.edu
At the intersection of change, impact, diversity, equity, and inclusion, stands an assistant professor from the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech: Jeremi London. With her recent National Science Foundation CAREER grant, London is poised to tackle one of todays most pressing questions for engineering: Who gets to be an engineer?
One of my favorite professors at Purdue always said research is autobiographical, said London, who was named a 2021 Outstanding New Assistant Professor.
Theres a reason why I, with my unique combination of background and interests, am fascinated by this problem," she said. "And Im inspired by the late Congressman John Lewis, always wondering what kind of good trouble can I get into?
Londons focus for the CAREER grant is creating a comprehensive change model for broadening participation and reshaping how engineering colleges approach diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. She hopes to replace periodic gains with long-term, systemic change.
To these ends, London will design a unique document outlining the model in an ultra practical and accessible format, she said.
I literally see the Impact Toolkit as a playbook, but in a way that can be the form of reflective exercises, issues to consider, policies to revamp, and more, London said. I want it to showcase how to use the concrete insights I learn from the case studies of the exemplars. Each case study will be centered on the best practices associated with five areas within any college of engineering: admissions, financial aid, curriculum, student and faculty interactions, and campus experiences.
Utilizing data collected by the American Society for Engineering Education, London identified universities that consistently awarded engineering bachelors degrees to the most Black and brown engineers over the past three years.
For her CAREER study, shell look at Florida International University, Morgan State University, University of Central Florida, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, and University of Maryland-College Park.
Im excited and encouraged to see a variety of institutions, because I dont want to say everyone needs to go to a Hispanic-serving institution, or a historical Black college or university, she said. I want to make sure, regardless of what youre interested in, its possible for you to access an engineering education and to excel well while youre there.
The minimum requirement to become an engineer is an undergraduate degree, and according to London, thats the key to diversifying the engineering workforce. Despite making up 13 percent of the United States population, less than 5 percent of engineers are Black or African American.
Changing policies, revisiting financial aid approaches, and examining priorities are all practical changes London believes will ensure the next generation of engineering educators can disrupt the status quo to achieve parity. Shes partnered with Virginia Techs College of Engineering and College of Science to implement her grant findings and anticipates building more partnerships over the next five years.
Jeremi is an exceptionally committed and talented scholar, who brings a breadth of experience and perspective to her work, said Jenni Case, head of the Department of Engineering Education. She also already has a strong national profile for her research on impact. Of particular significance is that Jeremi will be kicking off her CAREER proposal in the same year that she takes on the leadership for the ASEE Year of Impact on Racial Equity. This is an opportunity for an incredible blend of research and practice, and Jeremi is really well placed to do this.
As a Black woman engineer, London sees striving to diversify engineering in the face of centuries of systemic racism as more than a personal responsibility.
I not only feel a sense of duty and obligation, but I also feel a sense of agency, London said. Part of that agency comes from the long, rich heritage of the amazing things Black, African Americans and brown people have done. Those are the people that remind me that by my choice, I too, can influence the story others tell about me and I hope to always tell a story of impact.
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The light at the end of the tunnel – Nuclear Engineering
In May 2001, the proposal to construct a high-level waste repository at Eurajoki near Finlands Olkiluoto nuclear plant was approved by lawmakers.
Above: Finlands final repository project is moving forward, with the start of excavation of the first final disposal tunnels now underway (Photo credit: Posiva)
The nuclear waste problem is one of the perennial issues that has engulfed the nuclear debate since almost the beginning of nuclear power as we know it.
For many decades, the nuclear industry has confidently proclaimed that we can manage the waste, and that the problem is not caused by a lack of technical solutions, but rather political obstacles. To date, most nuclear waste repositories have failed to materialise, largely as a result of failing to gain the social licence to go ahead with the projects. However, there is one shining example that stands out in the north-eastern fringe of Europe. Twenty years ago this month, NEI reported that the Finnish Parliament had approved the worlds first nuclear waste site at Eurajoki, near the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant on the Finnish east coast. Waste management group Posiva had submitted the application for the decision in principle to the government in May 1999. The application was based on the results of research and development activities carried out for about 20 years, including a site characterisation programme, and a comprehensive environmental impact assessment.
The start of operations reported in the article (2020) was not met, but the Onkalo facility is still slated to be the worlds first deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. Earlier this year, it was announced that the first disposal tunnels were being excavated, with the facility expected to start accepting waste in the mid-2020s.
In the 20 years that have passed since the NEI article in June 2001, Posiva Oy has excavated half a million cubic metres of rock and excavated 10km of tunnels. An additional 40km are now planned as part of the final phase of theproject, with the emplacement of nuclear waste.
The excavation of the first five disposal tunnels will take place over the next 18 months as part of Posivas 500 million EKA project, which covers the construction and equipment for the final disposal facilities, as well as the start of the final disposal in the first tunnel.
With Onkalo nearing completion, we can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as the waste saga is concerned.
The lack of an operating facility anywhere in the world is an oft-quoted objection to the use of nuclear power, as no solution to the waste problem exists.
The start-up has the potential to be transformative for nuclear debates around the world and could signal the beginning of the end to one of the most infected conflicts that have engulfed nuclear.
However, it would be prudent to urge some caution, based on the long and sometimes painful history of nuclear waste management.
The nuclear industry has a proclivity to fall back into its mantra give people facts about nuclear (waste) and theyll accept us, but the many failed siting processes for waste repositories that have been centred on the dissemination of facts speak to the contrary. The worlds first waste repository can likely teach the rest of the world more about public participation and engagement than pure engineering. The question is, will the world be willing to listen and learn?
In the 20 years that have passed since the NEI article in June 2001, Posiva Oy has excavated half a million cubic metres of rock and excavated 10km of tunnels. An additional 40km are now planned as part of the final phase of the project, with the emplacement of nuclear waste.
Author:John C.H. Lindberg FRSA
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Two-Thirds of Miami Condo Buildings Are Older Than 30 Years. The Repair Bills Are Coming Due. – The Wall Street Journal
Engineers say it can take just 30 years for condominium buildings to reach a point when owners can no longer delay making critical repairs.
In the Miami region, two out of every three condo buildings are more than 30 years old, according to data compiled by real-estate data firm Zillow for The Wall Street Journal. In at least seven other Florida cities, some three-quarters of condo buildings have hit that age.
Many of the aging towers line the beachfront, where salt corrosion and other forces are speeding their decline. That is leaving thousands of buildings saddled with multimillion-dollar repair costsand little notion of how to pay for them.
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of last months collapse of the 40-year-old Champlain Towers South condominium, which left at least 95 dead. The property showed multiple points of strain, including eroded concrete and failed waterproofing at its base, according to a 2018 engineering report.
It often takes as little as 20 years for many building materials, including stucco, windows and shingles, to reach the end of what engineers and building inspectors call their useful lifeindustry jargon for materials that need replacement or significant repair.
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UTP hosts the sixth World Engineering, Science and Technology Congress virtually – The Star Online
SERI ISKANDAR: More than 1,000 experts of diverse fields of research, innovation and commercialisation from around 30 countries gathered for Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) sixth World Engineering, Science and Technology Congress (ESTCON) 2020.
For the first time since its inauguration in 2010, the latest edition of ESTCON2020 convened virtually for three days beginning July 13.
ESTCON2020 is co-organised by the Alliance of Government-Linked Universities, supported by the Higher Education Ministry, the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry, the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), and is held in collaboration with Petronas, Yayasan UTP and Malaysia Board of Technologists.
The sixth edition of the congress with the theme Science, Technology and Humanities: Reinventing the Future, encompasses a wide range of fields in engineering and technology innovation as well as in humanities.
Targeted at the academic fraternity, those from industry, government and non-government organisations, and the public, ESTCON2020 offers a platform for like-minded individuals to keep abreast of the latest research and innovations, share knowledge, build connections and establish collaborations.
A UTP flagship event, ESTCON2020 is the largest congress in the world with nine international conferences held concurrently.
The conferences are International Conference on Oil and Gas Engineering and Technology (ICOGET2020), International Conference on Civil, Offshore and Environmental Engineering (ICCOEE2020), International Conference on Production, Energy and Reliability (ICPER2020), International Conference on Earth Resources (ICER2020), International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials (ICPEAM2020), International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced System (ICIAS2020), International Conference on Computer and Information Sciences (ICCOINS2020), International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences (ICFAS2020), International Conference for Management, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICMeSH2020).
The nine conferences are in tandem with UTPs objective to become a leader in technology education and centre for creativity and innovation, and allows the university to embark on new frontiers, pioneer research, create new technology, and introduce innovative solutions and methods for sustainable developments that will benefit society, said UTP vice chancellor and chairman of ESTCON2020, Prof Dr Mohamed Ibrahim Abdul Mutalib.
This congress is a testament of how UTP has risen to the challenge and embrace the new normal and new way of working, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad.
It is crucial that in these three-day ESTCON for academics and industry players to seriously enter into strategic dialogue on the challenges facing the higher education especially the possibility of opening new avenues for collaboration that tap into the knowledge and expertise of other sectors aimed at innovating new solutions, said Noraini.
A highlight of ESTCON2020 is the line-up of prominent keynote speakers.
On the first day, chairman of Axilor Ventures and co-founder of Infosys India, Senapathy Gopalakrishnan and ASM senior fellow, Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Zakri Abdul Hamid delivered their keynotes.
While ASM vice president and Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation chairman, Prof Datuk Dr A Bakar Jaafar and president of Amity Science, Technology and Innovation Foundation (India), Dr William Selvamurthy will be the keynote speakers on the second day.
The final day of ESTCON2020 will see Green Chemistry in the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom chair, Prof Dr John Holbrey delivering his keynote.
Another feature of ESTCON2020 is the virtual exhibition which will run concurrently with the conferences, where industry players from corporations and various industries will showcase their products, services and latest innovations.
ESTCON2020 is relevant to everyone in the organisation. We believe participation at this congress will benefit all participants locally and globally, both in terms of learnings and networking potential, said Prof Mohamed Ibrahim.
Thus, I would like to take this opportunity to invite the industry, academia, the government and the public to register as ESTCON2020 non-presenter delegates at http://estcon.utp.edu.my/, he added.
The non-presenter fee for ESTCON2020 is RM200 per person with registrations accepted up to the day of the congress.
As non-presenter delegates, they can avail themselves to 750 paper presentations, 18 plenary speakers and 3 forums with 13 panellists.
ESTCON2020 is also HRDF claimable and offers them points for up to 20 hours from the Board of Engineers Malaysia, Malaysia Board of Technologists and Construction Industry Development Board.
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Government reform and the Government Science and Engineering (GSE) Profession Strategy refresh – GOV.UK
When I took up the role of government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Science and Engineering profession in 2017, I could not have predicted the events of the last 14 months. Scientists and engineers have found themselves thrust into the limelight, while the world battled COVID-19 and a race started to find vaccines and treatments. Thankfully, we are now in a position where we have several safe and effective vaccines as well as plans in place to prepare for a future pandemic. In large part, this has been down to the hard work of scientists and engineers across academia, industry, and government both in the UK and around the world.
However, the impact of the pandemic on the UK and government needs little explanation. We have all had to work differently, to adapt, to work across departments and bring in expertise from industry and academia. We must now work together to learn lessons from the pandemic and to grasp this opportunity for change.
The Declaration on Government Reform had input from ministers and permanent secretaries across government and highlighted key areas in which the Civil Service must improve in light of the pandemic. It highlights the need to build expertise in science, engineering, data, and technology across government. This builds on the recommendations made in the Science Capability Review where we called for greater science and engineering skills and capability to be developed within departments. I know that the GSE profession has superb people at every level, working across a wide range of science and engineering disciplines. We must now act together to build an enduring science and engineering capability within government that is equipped to face the challenges of the future.
The Declaration on Government Reform also calls on us to champion innovation, science, and technology and to continue to forge close bonds with colleagues in industry and academia. Over the last 14 months we have all innovated and learnt from each other by providing challenging and creative solutions to problems. When dealing with problems and supporting our colleague with policy we should continue to ask ourselves how can science and technology help?. The success of the vaccine rollout has shown the value of partnering with academia and industry to deliver government objectives. We will continue to work with institutions outside of government by drawing on their knowledge and collaborating where possible. This will be essential as we emerge from the pandemic and refocus on complex, cross-cutting global issues such as climate change.
Going forward, we will publish a refreshed GSE Profession Strategy (see the 2016 version). Building on the opportunities highlighted in the Government Reform Declaration and the recommendations in the Science Capability Review, the strategy will lay out my ambitions for the GSE profession. It will focus on 6 key areas of action illustrating how the GSE profession can build on our knowledge, talent, and networks to achieve these objectives. We are already a diverse and knowledgeable profession and during the pandemic we have provided an unprecedented level of scientific support and guidance. This strategy will support the GSE profession by capitalising on our work so far and positioning us as the first port of call for scientific knowledge and expertise.
These objectives are challenging but reflect my ambition for the GSE profession and science and engineering capability across government. With your support, we will continue to build on the hard work and lessons learnt over the past year and act together to put science and engineering at the heart of government decision making.
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Chemours breaks ground on $93-million mining facility in Florida – ChemEngOnline
By Mary Page Bailey | July 14, 2021
The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $93-million mining facility on land leased from Camp Blanding in Clay County, Florida.
The project will use mining technology that minimizes environmental impact and was recently deployed at the companys Jesup, Georgia mining site. The new facility will incorporate Mobile Mining Units (MMUs), allowing for reduced dependency on traditional dredge mining processes. The MMUs allow the site to have much lower emissions, reduced dust levels, and lower safety risk versus using traditional haul trucks. In addition, the Trail Ridge South mining operations will recycle 98% of the water used in the mineral transport and separation processesproviding sustainable solutions while still meeting Chemours commitment to process minerals.
We view our mining projects as an opportunity to showcase our ability to extract essential minerals with an environmentally conscious approach that protects the planet and local wildlifeconsistent with our companys commitment to sustainability, said Stuart Forrester, Director of Minerals Operations for Chemours.
Expansion of its mining operations will allow Chemours to have additional access to high-quality concentrated deposits of titanium and zircon mineral sands used to produce its Ti-Pure brand of titanium dioxide (TiO). Minerals mined by Chemours contain the elements Titanium and Zirconium, which are included in the U.S. Department of the Interiors 2018 list of critical minerals as they are vital to the nations security and economic prosperity. These critical minerals are produced in limited quantities domestically. Clay County and the surrounding region are a key domestic source of these critical minerals.
The new funding for the mining operations expansion at Trail Ridge South in Floridas Third Congressional District will allow us to remain leaders in producing high-quality manufacturing components. Not only is this expansion a boon for economic development in the region, but the minerals mined here are vital to our national security and domestic production capabilities, said Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03). The Chemours team is also working hard to ensure this process is environmentally sustainable, restoring land back to its productive mining use, which ensures a safe, healthy, clean Florida for generations to come.
Chemours mining expansion on Trail Ridge South in Starke, Florida, will create 50-75 new positions, with at or above average wages for Bradford and Clay Counties. Construction will begin in July 2021, with an anticipated start-up by the fourth quarter, 2022.
State Representative Bobby Payne of District 19 said the economic impact was significant. I am looking forward to the positive impact that will be seen in not only Clay and Bradford Counties, but in Baker and Duval as well.
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