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Davidson, Guardian owner and CEO, dies

March 16, 2009
William Davidson, owner and CEO, Guardian Industries, Auburn Hills, Mich., died March 13. Davidson, 86, died at his home in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., according to a company release.Read more. 

Jon Johnson elected GANA secretary

January 21, 2009
The Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., elected Jon Johnson, general manager, Arch Deco Glass, Columbus, Ohio, as its new secretary, according to a Jan. 20 release. Elected by the GANA Laminating Division, Johnson will represent the division on the GANA board of directors as an officer, and is scheduled to become GANA president in 2012. He takes over from Scott Surma, DecoTherm, ...

Bystronic glass appoints Viggiani regional market director

January 20, 2009
Officials at Bystronic glass have appointed Giuseppe Viggiani regional market director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He succeeds Martin Heim. Viggiani's previous positions include area sales manager, Latin America, for Siemens, as well as management positions with elevator manufacturer Schindler and most recently with SBB Cargo, the Swiss railway.
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  • » Industry calls for improvements to Building Star
    Officials at the National Glass Association, McLean, Va., put the association's name in support of a position paper, released by the Glass Association of North America, Topeka, Kan., calling for proposed improvements for commercial windows and glazing in the Building Star Energy Efficiency Rebate Act of 2010. The paper addresses the concerns of the glass and glazing industry regarding ...
  • » Sika acquires ADCO Products' AGR business
    Officials of Sika AG, Switzerland, announced today [March 9] that its U.S. subsidiary, Sika Corp., Lyndurst, N.J., has acquired the auto glass replacement business of ADCO Products, Michigan Center, Mich. The ADCO AGR business has an annual turnover of approximately $6-$7 million, according to a same-day release. It will be integrated into Sika's Aftermarket Business Unit in the United States and ...
  • » Construction spending falls; federal highway funds lapse; ABI sinks; credit stays tight
    Construction spending fell in January to $884 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 0.6 percent from December, down 9.3 percent from January 2009 and the lowest rate since June 2003, the Census Bureau reported today [March 1]. November and December totals were revised down by 1.4 percent each, and the 2009 total, $937 billion, was 13 percent below the 2008 level. Private ...