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YKK AP Inc. Releases 2021 Integrated Report
YKK AP Inc. has issued its Integrated Report for 2021, which serves as a communication tool for all stakeholders, such as customers, business partners, and local communities, and organizes financial and non-financial information and medium-to-long-term business initiatives from the perspective … Continue reading
Glass Industry Podcast – With Guest Oliver Stepe, President of YKK AP America Inc.
This month’s podcast features Oliver Stepe, president of YKK AP America Inc. who talks, among other things, about being a kid who grew up on Long Island running a company based in Japan with its main plant in rural Georgia.
Will Minimum Wage Move to $15/Hour?

A recently introduced legislative proposal aims to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. Presented by House Committee on Education and Labor chairperson Robert C. Scott (Va.) and led by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Patty Murray (D-WA), … Continue reading
YKK AP America Inc. Acquires Erie Architectural Products Group

YKK AP America Inc. (YKK AP) today announced the acquisition of high-performance facades solutions provider, Erie Architectural Products Group (Erie AP)—its first in North America. This strategic acquisition represents a significant move toward where the construction market is trending; fabricated, … Continue reading
YKK AP America Adapts to Evolving Workforce

YKK AP America Inc.’s recent hiring of Patrys Wiid for the newly-created vice president of organizational excellence position is part of a wider employee-focused strategy. Oliver Stepe, president of YKK AP America, tells USGNN.com™ that the additions of this particular … Continue reading