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Flat Glass Prices Down Slightly, According to Latest Producer Price Index Report
Flat glass prices saw a slight decrease—just 0.9 percent—from March to April, according to the latest Producer Price Index Report from the U.S. Labor Department. The index was listed at 115.8 for April, compared with 116.8 for March. The price … Continue reading
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Eastman Board Appoints Mark Costa as President and CEO
Eastman Chemical Co. has announced its board of directors has appointed executive vice president Mark J. Costa president effective immediately and CEO effective January 1, 2014. The board also appointed Costa to serve as a director, effective immediately, until the … Continue reading
Kawneer Appoints Rus to Lead Central Region Sales Team
Kawneer Co. Inc., an Alcoa business, has appointed Ivan Rus as sales manager for its central region. In this role, Rus will lead the central region sales team, which includes West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, … Continue reading
Vitkala Named Glass Builder of the Year 2013
The Board of the Finnish Flat Glass Association, Suomen Tasolasiyhdistys ry, has unanimously voted Jorma Vitkala as Glass Builder of the Year 2013, for his achievements as the initiator and organizer of Glass Performance Days (GPD). Among Vitkala’s achievements, he … Continue reading
Thomsen Discusses Upcoming GPD Speech in New Video
Guardian Industries has released a video that features Scott Thomsen, flat glass group president, discussing his upcoming keynote speech at Glass Processing Days (GPD) in Finland in June 2013. VIEW VIDEO
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Riding the Roller Coaster: Experts Offer Conservative but Optimistic Outlook
Though experts predict the construction market may still have a ways to go before it reaches a full rebound, they were positive about the present outlook during a recent webinar provided by Reed Construction Data. Titled “Riding the Roller Coaster: … Continue reading
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Tagged AGC, AIA, Nonresidential construction, Reed Data, residential construction
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IGMA 12th Annual Summer Conference Registration is Open
Registration for the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance (IGMA) 2013 Summer Conference is now open on the IGMA website. The conference is scheduled for August 7-10, 2013 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel and Resort. The major focus of the conference … Continue reading
AAMA Releases Codes and Energy Courses
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has introduced new educational courses that focus on code requirements, energy efficiency and thermal performance, as well as skylights and daylighting as part of its FenestrationsMasters® program, making it the fourth group of courses … Continue reading
Helios Receives Queens Small Business Achievement Award
Flushing, N.Y.-based Helios Energy Systems recently received The Queens Tribune and Press of Southeast Queens Small Business Achievement Award in the Green/Sustainable Business Category. “I am extremely pleased that the success of Helios in the New York area is increasingly … Continue reading
Building Construction Employment Stable from March to April
The number of building construction employees remained stable from March to April 2013 with a slight 0.1 percent increase, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS estimates that approximately 1.262 million (seasonally adjusted) … Continue reading
