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Labor Shortage and Tech Adoption Hold Industry Back

Governments and civic owners are increasingly leveraging technology to address critical infrastructure needs but construction is slow to adopt, says Bill Smith of PlanGrid in this EXCLUSIVE.

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SAN FRANCISCO—While real estate and construction continue to lag other industries when it comes to adoption, governments and civic owners are increasingly leveraging technology to address critical infrastructure needs. In this exclusive, Bill Smith, president of PlanGrid recently discussed slow adoption, challenges and tech’s role in the labor shortage.

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.

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