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The city of Chicago adopted a wage ordinance pursuant to its home rule unit authority established by the Illinois Constitution.

Columnist Roy Pollack challenges professionals to test their knowledge in the latest 5 Minute Tech quiz.

Virginia Beach, Va. is the latest municipality to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), technology that automates communication between alarm monitoring central stations and public safety answering points (PSAPs)/911 centers, resulting in faster, more accurate emergency response.

At the direction of President Trump, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an increase on the rate of additional duty imposed since September 2018 on approximately $200 billion in goods imported from China, from the current 10 percent to 25 percent. 

Sandy Springs residents and businesses who use alarm systems to protect lives and property will have to invest millions of dollars in new equipment to continue to receive police response under the city’s alarm ordinance set to go into effect on June 19, according to the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC). 

The U.S. fire market was steady and strong in 2018, with an equal or better outlook for 2019.

Columnist Roy Pollack challenges professionals to test their knowledge in the latest 5 Minute Tech quiz.

The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) provides guidelines with the most comprehensive information available on best. . .

I was born when cars had fins, gasoline was 20 cents a gallon and the milkman filled your suburban front porch box with dairy products on a regular basis.

A city in Wyoming refused to issue a certificate of occupancy to a hotel because the owner failed to install a fire alarm system. The plaintiff, the contractor, submitted renovation building plans to the city stating that a fire sprinkler system would be installed consistent with NFPA Standard 13.