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Director of technical services & product developmentAugust 1, 2007Education: 1974, bachelor's in civil engineering, University of Pittsburgh; 1978, master's in business, University of PittsburghCareer: 2004-present, director of technical services & product development, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh; 1974-2004, various positions within PPG's Flat Glass Division, including glass manufacturing, glass fabrication, distribution, commercial construction,...
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July 1, 2007How many times in your business career have you had to take an approach opposite to the one you thought was right to achieve your targeted outcome? What about in your personal life? Allow me to share an example. During a round of golf, I teed up the ball on a narrow par-four hole. There was a large pond on the right that ran the entire length of the fairway, and I thought I needed to aim...
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Family businesses face hurdles moving from one generation to the nextJuly 1, 2007Most family glass businesses executives interviewed for a three-part series in e-glass weekly said succession planning is one of the most important elements to a successful and lasting family business. However, 53 percent of respondents to an e-glass poll said they do not have a succession plan in their family business. Thirteen percent said they have a plan, but there is still disagreement...
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May 1, 2007As customers become more sophisticated, competition intensifies and costs escalate, aggressive companies hunt for new and more productive means of increasing revenue and profit. The results of these efforts include mergers, buyouts, product additions and deletions, service modifications and business diversification. Yet, these aggressive companies often fail to reach their financial or time-...
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President, ViraconMay 1, 2007Education: 1967, Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.; 1971, Master of Business Administration, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.Career: June 2000-present, president, Viracon, Owatonna, Minn.; 1990-2000, group vice president, Intermet Corp., Troy, Mich., and president, Tool Products, Minneapolis; 1988-90, executive vice president,...
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NGA survey shows some members yet to adopt a strategyApril 1, 2007The majority of National Glass Association member firms are trying to improve operations, adopting a variety of methodologies and practices that increase productivity and competitiveness. Yet 36 percent of NGA members participating in the 2006 NGA Competitiveness Survey are still doing next to nothing. NGA members are most likely to use employee training programs—35 percent of firms already...
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Sarasota has Ringling museum, a purple arts center, plenty of impressive glassApril 1, 2007As part of my continuing education in the glass industry, I’ve scheduled visits to National Glass Association members while traveling to shows and conferences.In January, Glass Week took me to Sarasota, Fla., a small city of about 54,000 residents and one of the cultural centers of the state. I stopped in at the showrooms of Faour Glass Technologies, with headquarters in nearby Tampa,...
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Managing director and executive vice president of sales and marketing, TracoDecember 1, 2006Education: 2001, executive master of business administration, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.; 1987-91, studied applied history and industrial management at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. Career: 2004-present, managing director and executive vice president of sales and marketing, Traco, Cranberry Township, Pa.; 2001-04, vice...
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Great Glazing: Custom interior officeThis commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels suspended from the ceiling. Created by Tulsa artist May Yang, the mural is based on local Oklahoma themes, transitioning from rural landscape to the Tulsa skyline. Great Glazing: Joliet Junior College Campus...
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Building on the success of the Top Glass Fabricators rankings introduced last year, Glass Magazine is expanding its coverage to include the Top Metal Companies, featuring the leading manufacturers and fabricators of metal products in the United States and Canada. The Top Metal Companies include those that manufacture, fabricate and sell curtain wall, storefront and entrance, commercial interior...
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In an effort to spotlight the people who make the Glass Magazine Award-winning products and projects possible, this year’s program included people-centric categories, for which the industry submitted their picks for best installer, production supervisor, project manager and sales rep.After narrowing down the nominations to three finalists in each category, the Glass Magazine editors asked the...
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