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  • Mr. Go-Glass gets award from Delaware Department of Highway Safety

    October 21, 2009
    The Delaware Department of Highway Safety awarded Mr. Go-Glass, Lewes, Del.,  its 2009 Outstanding Outreach Award for its contributions to promoting highway safety awareness. Programs sponsored by Mr. Go-Glass in 2009 included a holiday “Mocktail” event to raise awareness of drinking and driving during the holidays, a “Simulated Impaired Driving Experience” program...

  • Anderson takes first place in Windshield Repair Olympics
    November 6, 2008
    Matt Anderson of Novus Auto Glass in Spokane Valley, Wash., took first place in the Walt Gorman Memorial Windshield Repair Olympics Nov. 6 in Las Vegas. Brian Fenner of Safe Glass Technologies in Easton, Pa., came in second place. John Ciotti of Cindy Rowe Auto Glass, Sunbury, Pa., came in third.

  • USA takes gold in International Master Fitter Competition
    October 25, 2008

    2008 American Master Installer Auto Glass Champion Jeff Olive of Glasspro, Mount Pleasant, S.C., took first place in the 2008 International Master Fitter Competition today, beating out auto glass technicians from Japan, Hungary, Romania, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden, 
    Germany and the Netherlands for the title of world's "master fitter."

  • Glass Doctor names 2007 franchisee of the year
    July 16, 2008
    Marv Degerness, owner of the Glass Doctor of Fargo/Moorhead franchise, was honored as the 2007 Glass Doctor Franchisee of the Year during the company’s 2008 annual conference at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas, June 25-28. The Franchisee of the Year Award is presented to the franchisee who has consistently grown his or her business through the Glass Doctor training system and has...

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  • Viracon to invest $30 million in new coater at Owatonna facility
    Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
  • PPG announces executive appointments; McGarry to lead flat glass businesses
    Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
  • ABI sees strongest growth since November 2007
    As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...