# industry insight (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover industry insight. Page: Feed: --- ## [Manga Industry Insights: The Community Factor](https://mangacraft.substack.com/p/manga-industry-insights-the-community) _2026-08-19 · Josh Sippie · MangaCraft_ It's its own thing. ## [How Data Can Improve Healthcare IT Construction Planning](https://www.equinoxhit.com/post/how-data-can-improve-healthcare-it-construction-planning) _2026-08-17 · EquinoxHIT News · Equinox Healthcare IT, Inc._ Organizations that incorporate operational, technical, and historical project data into construction planning are better positioned to improve standardization, support future growth, and avoid costly redesign efforts later in the project lifecycle. ## [One Great Panel: Gyo](https://mangacraft.substack.com/p/one-great-panel-gyo) _2026-08-14 · Josh Sippie · MangaCraft_ Just a shark coming to hang out. ## [Your Private Locator is Capable of More than Marking Lines](https://www.planetunderground.tv/your-private-locator-is-capable-of-more-than-marking-lines/) _2026-08-09 · Planet Underground · Planet Underground_ By Grant Piraine – President/Executive Director, NAPUA Introduction: Delivering Value The private locate industry has spent decades being defined by the service it provides rather than the value it delivers. Ask most contractors why they hire a private locate company and the answer is usually the same: to identify and mark privately-owned utility lines before \[…\] The post Your Private Locator is… ## [What Is Business Operations & Strategy (Biz Ops)?](https://careerservices.stjohns.edu/blog/2026/08/07/what-is-business-operations-strategy-biz-ops/) _2026-08-07 · Exponent · Career Development | St. Johns University_ 💡 Hey there! This article is a part of our series on Biz Ops. Check out our complete Business Operations and Strategy Interview Prep Course to get ready for your career in business operations. Preview of Top BizOps Interview Questions:– … ## [16 tips for journalism majors who are mapping their careers](https://careerservices.stjohns.edu/blog/2026/08/07/16-tips-for-journalism-majors-who-are-mapping-their-careers/) _2026-08-07 · College Recruiter · Career Development | St. Johns University_ Career mapping is the process of strategically planning your professional journey by identifying potential career paths, the skills you’ll need, and the steps to reach your long-term goals. For journalism majors, career mapping is especially important because the media landscape … ## [50 Nursing Interview Questions (With Sample Answers)](https://careerservices.stjohns.edu/blog/2026/08/07/50-nursing-interview-questions-with-sample-answers/) _2026-08-07 · Leland · Career Development | St. Johns University_ A nursing interview is your opportunity to land your dream job, but it’s more than just a test of your clinical knowledge. Employers are looking for candidates who can think critically, deliver exceptional patient care, and work seamlessly with their … ## [Guide to KPMG Internships](https://careerservices.stjohns.edu/blog/2026/08/07/guide-to-kpmg-internships/) _2026-08-07 · Forage · Career Development | St. Johns University_ KPMG internships are excellent opportunities for undergrad and graduate students to learn more about career options in the professional services industry. Since KPMG is one of the largest accounting firms in the world, interns can experience working with incredibly well-known … ## [Transferable Skills 101: Definition, Examples, and How to Build Yours in 2026](https://careerservices.stjohns.edu/blog/2026/08/07/transferable-skills-101-definition-examples-and-how-to-build-yours-in-2026/) _2026-08-07 · Forage · Career Development | St. Johns University_ Even if you haven’t had your first professional job, you’ve likely built transferable skills through internships, volunteering, classes, and extracurriculars. These skills can transfer from one role to another and include soft skills like collaboration and problem-solving, as well as … ## [One Great Panel: Tekkonkinkreet](https://mangacraft.substack.com/p/one-great-panel-tekkonkinkreet) _2026-08-07 · Josh Sippie · MangaCraft_ Cool and chaos all in one. ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CIzBsfBMw92l) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Manga Industry Insights: The Four Categories](https://mangacraft.substack.com/p/manga-industry-insights-the-four) _2026-08-04 · Josh Sippie · MangaCraft_ ...of the apocalypse. ## [Utility Map Reading: Gas – Part 4](https://www.planetunderground.tv/utility-map-reading-gas-part-4/) _2026-08-03 · Tracy DeMarco · Planet Underground_ The electrical test station is not on the map (Figure 32). It may have been installed after the map was created. The steel pipe was installed in 1985 and is 6’ south of the south edge of the sidewalk. After it transitions to plastic, that main is 26’ south of the centerline of the east-west \[…\] The post Utility Map Reading: Gas – Part 4 appeared first on Planet Underground . ## [Utility Map Reading: Gas – Part 3](https://www.planetunderground.tv/utility-map-reading-gas-part-3/) _2026-08-03 · Tracy DeMarco · Planet Underground_ A welded steel gas main traveling north was installed in 1989. This main is located 3’ west of the east property line. It transitions to a 2” plastic main 40’ west of the centerline of this north-south street. Once the pipe transitions to plastic, it becomes 22’ west of the centerline of the north-south street \[…\] The post Utility Map Reading: Gas – Part 3 appeared first on Planet Underground . ## [Utility Map Reading: Gas – Part 2](https://www.planetunderground.tv/utility-map-reading-gas-part-2/) _2026-08-03 · Tracy DeMarco · Planet Underground_ The 4” main runs through a larger protective steel pipe known as a casing. The casing was placed in the concrete tunnel before the steel gas main was pushed through it (Figure 9). This measurement is taken from the west side of the sidewalk on the east side of North Grove Street. The gas main \[…\] The post Utility Map Reading: Gas – Part 2 appeared first on Planet Underground . ## [Utility Map Reading: Gas – Part 1](https://www.planetunderground.tv/utility-map-reading-gas-part-1/) _2026-08-03 · Planet Underground · Planet Underground_ The gas line shown on the map below is a high-pressure line that feeds the regulator station seen in Figure 4. The map indicates that the maximum operating pressure is 300 pounds per square inch (Figure 1). The high-pressure main turns south at a point located 271’ feet west of the centerline of the north-south \[…\] The post Utility Map Reading: Gas – Part 1 appeared first on Planet Underground . ## [Locates Are Late – But Why?](https://www.planetunderground.tv/locates-are-late-but-why/) _2026-08-03 · Planet Underground · Planet Underground_ Late locates: What’s driving it? According to the 2024 Common Ground Alliance (CGA) DIRT Report , nearly four out of ten excavation projects in the United States cannot begin on time because of incomplete or delayed locate responses. The data is clear—locates are late. The question is why? What the industry has been unwilling to address, until now, is the reason. That is a conversation industry… ## [One Great Panel: Magical Girl Dandelion](https://mangacraft.substack.com/p/one-great-panel-magical-girl-dandelion) _2026-07-31 · Josh Sippie · MangaCraft_ Mirror, mirror on the wall... ## [Manga Industry Insights: Building a List](https://mangacraft.substack.com/p/manga-industry-insights-building) _2026-07-28 · Josh Sippie · MangaCraft_ And checking it thrice. ## [Fool Night: A Character in Question](https://mangacraft.substack.com/p/fool-night-a-character-in-question) _2026-07-24 · Josh Sippie · MangaCraft_ On a protagonist who is a vessel, but not a force. ## [Manga Industry Insights: AI and Art](https://mangacraft.substack.com/p/manga-industry-insights-ai-and-art) _2026-07-21 · Josh Sippie · MangaCraft_ Uh oh, here we go. ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/MXduQtiUrVLK) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [The Invisible Backbone: Why New Construction Is an Opportunity for Application Rationalization](https://www.equinoxhit.com/post/the-invisible-backbone-why-new-construction-is-an-opportunity-for-application-rationalization) _2026-07-20 · EquinoxHIT News · Equinox Healthcare IT, Inc._ A typical acute care facility relies on hundreds of applications, most of which are not discussed in design or construction meetings. While many associate hospital technology with visible systems such as EHRs, imaging platforms, nurse call systems, and Wi-Fi access, these represent only a small portion of the technology needed to operate a modern healthcare organization. The actual environment is… ## [Daemons of the Shadow Realm: Simple is Cool](https://mangacraft.substack.com/p/daemons-of-the-shadow-realm-simple) _2026-07-17 · Josh Sippie · MangaCraft_ In a complex world, the value of simplicity is so much higher. ## [Manga Industry Insights: Editing with Translations](https://mangacraft.substack.com/p/manga-industry-insights-editing-with) _2026-07-14 · Josh Sippie · MangaCraft_ There's only so much we can do. ## [Top 10 glamorous marketing and advertising jobs for students, recent grads, and others early in their careers](https://careerservices.stjohns.edu/blog/2026/07/14/top-10-glamorous-marketing-and-advertising-jobs-for-students-recent-grads-and-others-early-in-their-careers/) _2026-07-14 · College Recruiter · Career Development | St. Johns University_ Marketing and advertising are dynamic fields brimming with creativity and excitement. For students, recent graduates, and those in the early stages of their careers, the marketing and advertising industries offer glamorous jobs that blend creativity, strategy, and the thrill of … ## [What Is Consulting? A Plain-English Guide for Students in 2026](https://careerservices.stjohns.edu/blog/2026/07/14/what-is-consulting-a-plain-english-guide-for-students-in-2026/) _2026-07-14 · WayUp · Career Development | St. Johns University_ You’ve heard the word a hundred times. Your professor mentioned it. That one upperclassman on LinkedIn keeps posting about their “consulting internship.” And now you’re wondering: what does consulting actually mean, and is it something worth pursuing? Here’s the thing, … ## [20 most popular jobs upon graduation for students majoring in political science or international relations](https://careerservices.stjohns.edu/blog/2026/07/14/20-most-popular-jobs-upon-graduation-for-students-majoring-in-political-science-or-international-relations/) _2026-07-14 · College Recruiter · Career Development | St. Johns University_ Here’s a clear guide to the 20 most popular jobs for graduates with political science or international relations degrees. These majors build strong foundations in research, writing, policy analysis, and global awareness. Employers value grads from these fields because you … ## [Skills over degrees: Navigating the 2026 merit hiring plan as a new graduate](https://careerservices.stjohns.edu/blog/2026/07/14/skills-over-degrees-navigating-the-2026-merit-hiring-plan-as-a-new-graduate/) _2026-07-14 · College Recruiter · Career Development | St. Johns University_ The landscape of federal employment has undergone a seismic shift, and if you are just entering the professional world, the timing could not be better. For months, the primary question for job seekers has been: is the U.S. federal government … ## [8 Non-technical Jobs in AI That Could Be Your Next Career](https://careerservices.stjohns.edu/blog/2026/07/14/8-non-technical-jobs-in-ai-that-could-be-your-next-career/) _2026-07-14 · The Muse · Career Development | St. Johns University_ Little-known fact: You don’t need to code to work in artificial intelligence (AI). There’s an entire new industry behind the boom of AI tools. And like any thriving industry, it needs a lot more than just engineers to run. It … ## [Teal Heath Recognized in Becker’s “Women in Health IT to Know 2026” List](https://www.equinoxhit.com/post/teal-heath-recognized-in-becker-s-women-in-health-it-to-know-2026-list) _2026-06-25 · EquinoxHIT News · Equinox Healthcare IT, Inc._ Teal Heath recognized in Becker’s Hospital Review’s prestigious “Women in Health IT to Know | 2026” list. ## [The IT Commissioning Required Before a Healthcare Facility Opens](https://www.equinoxhit.com/post/the-it-commissioning-required-before-a-healthcare-facility-opens) _2026-06-15 · EquinoxHIT News · Equinox Healthcare IT, Inc._ IT commissioning is not a single event. It is a series of validation activities that unfold at different phases as the building comes together, and the organizations that do it well treat it that way from the start. It is something you plan for during construction documentation, build into contractor scopes, and manage through every phase that follows. ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hizJO3nBtPxa) _2026-06-15 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Designing Hospital Wi-Fi for the Future](https://www.equinoxhit.com/post/designing-hospital-wi-fi-for-the-future) _2026-05-18 · EquinoxHIT News · Equinox Healthcare IT, Inc._ Planning wireless infrastructure for today’s needs is hard. Planning it so it still works five or ten years from now is even harder. This question comes up frequently in our conversations with healthcare leaders: “From a Wi‑Fi perspective, how do you design for today without having to constantly go back, add more access points, and disrupt clinical spaces again and again?” It is a fair concern,… ## [Telephone: Part 4](https://www.planetunderground.tv/telephone-part-4/) _2026-04-27 · Tracy DeMarco · Planet Underground_ North American Color Code Until the late 1960s, telephone cable was insulated with red or white-colored compressed paper pulp (Figure 60). Underground cables were pressurized with air to repel moisture, and if the cable was severed by excavation, repairs often took days, as technicians had to electronically identify corresponding red and white cable pairs. Plastic insulated conductor (PIC) using… ## [Telephone: Part 3](https://www.planetunderground.tv/telephone-part-3/) _2026-04-27 · Tracy DeMarco · Planet Underground_ Cell Tower Since cell phone traffic makes up about 60% of all internet data, redundancy is vital. To prevent outages, most cell towers in urban areas have redundant backhaul, meaning the tower is fed by two fiber lines generally coming from opposite directions (Figure 40). A cell tower’s directional sector antennas positioned at the top of the tower (Figure 41) are arranged in three groups with… ## [Telephone: Part 2](https://www.planetunderground.tv/telephone-part-2/) _2026-04-27 · Tracy DeMarco · Planet Underground_ Hardened Remote Terminal Performing the functions of a central office, this structure was designed to withstand harsh conditions such as long power outages caused by natural disasters. Generators provided backup power for the hardened remote terminal (H-RT) in addition to large batteries (Figures 23-24). These buildings were essentially bunkers that could withstand blizzards, severe temperature… ## [Telephone Part 1](https://www.planetunderground.tv/telephone-part-1/) _2026-04-27 · Admin · Planet Underground_ The original function of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) still exists today, but the concept of cascading switching centers is no more. Today switches have been replaced by what is known as IP transport, or more simply, the internet. Over 99% of all cell calls are completed using IP transport, and landlines are not far behind. The address 60 Hudson Street (Figure 1) is the former… ## [Teal Heath Named a 2026 Small Business Leader by the Denver Business Journal](https://www.equinoxhit.com/post/teal-heath-2026-small-business-leader-dbj) _2026-04-20 · EquinoxHIT News · Equinox Healthcare IT, Inc._ Teal Heath honored as a 2026 Small Business Leader by the Denver Business Journal ## [Managing Technology Scope Creep in Healthcare Construction Projects](https://www.equinoxhit.com/post/managing-technology-scope-creep-in-healthcare-construction-projects) _2026-04-13 · EquinoxHIT News · Equinox Healthcare IT, Inc._ In healthcare construction, technology isn't just another line item. It's the connective tissue that links patient care, clinical workflows, and operational efficiency. Yet technology is also the discipline most vulnerable to scope creep. New ideas, novel devices, additional integrations, clinicians' wish lists, executive mandates, vendor upgrades, changing building codes, and emerging tech trends… ## [Women In Construction Week 2026](https://www.equinoxhit.com/post/women-in-construction-week-2026) _2026-03-06 · EquinoxHIT News · Equinox Healthcare IT, Inc._ Women in Construction week 2026 theme Level UP Build Strong get insights from influential women leading across different sectors of healthcare construction ## [Why Your Technology Problems Start During Design Development (DD) And How to Prevent Them](https://www.equinoxhit.com/post/why-your-technology-problems-start-during-design-dd-and-how-to-prevent-them) _2026-02-16 · EquinoxHIT News · Equinox Healthcare IT, Inc._ Why Your Technology Problems Start During Design Development (DD) And How to Prevent Them. The decisions locked in during DD determine whether your technology works on day one or becomes a costly retrofit. ## [5 Technology Red Flags In Healthcare Construction](https://www.equinoxhit.com/post/5-technology-red-flags-in-healthcare-construction) _2026-01-20 · EquinoxHIT News · Equinox Healthcare IT, Inc._ Healthcare construction projects are complex orchestrations of architecture, engineering, clinical operations, and technology. While your internal IT team excels at keeping daily operations running smoothly, healthcare construction introduces a unique set of challenges that require specialized expertise. Understanding the warning signs early can help you determine whether your current structure…