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December 31, 2008Two Chinese companies have proposed a massive, 1-gigawatt solar photovoltaic power plant in China's northwest, one that would be the worlds biggest if it's completed.The China Technology Development Group Corp. and Qinghai New Energy Co. announced this week that they had formed an agreement with local Chinese officials to start the project, according to a report from research firm JL McGregor...
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December 23, 2008The Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, Va., released estimates on Tuesday of the impact of construction investment on jobs, gross domestic product and personal earnings for the U.S. and each state. The estimates show that $1 billion of infrastructure spending supports $3.4 billion of GDP, $1.1 billion of personal earnings and 28,500 jobs. Approximately 9,700 (34 percent)...
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December 23, 2008PPG Industries Inc. [Pittsburgh] issued a fourth-quarter earnings view below analysts' expectations as its domestic industrial customers have been cutting production and taking longer to replenish inventories, reflecting weaker consumer demand and tight credit markets.The maker of paints, glass and chemicals expects earnings of 35 cents to 45 cents per share for the quarter. Analysts polled by...
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December 23, 2008Officials at Viracon, Owatonna, Minn., announced a profit sharing payout for the fourth quarter of $472 per employee, rounding out total payout for the past 12 months to more than $2,200 per employee, according to a Dec. 18 company release. The announcement was made during the company’s December employee meetings.The meetings included comments from the Viracon executive management team...
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December 23, 2008Billco Manufacturing, Zelienople, Pa., launched a corporate Web site, according to a Dec. 23 company release. The site is designed to provide glass fabricators with a comprehensive source of product information as well as sales tools to better accommodate current and future customers.Quote Request forms offer inquiring customers a way to organize their requests and contact the Sales and Parts...
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December 22, 2008This drab Eastern German city [Frankfurt An Der Oder], which was almost completely destroyed during the last days of World War II, boasts the most spectacular medieval stained glass windows that any mayor could dream of showing, especially during Christmas festivities.The windows have finally been returned to their home in the Marienkirche, or Church of Our Lady, after a more than 60-year...
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December 19, 2008The production of glass and glass products in Hungary in the first 10 months of this year was 13 percent higher than in the same period in 2007, according to a Dec. 12 report from Hungary’s Central Statistical Office. Glass and glass products manufacturers’ sales in the January to October period were 10.5 percent higher year-on-year, with an increase in sales of 10.6 percent on the...
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December 18, 2008Value-added glass solutions provider Apogee Enterprises Inc. reported a rise in the third-quarter net earnings from the year-ago period primarily due to higher revenues. The company also reaffirmed its fiscal 2009 earnings per share view. The Minneapolis, Minnesota-based company reported a rise in third-quarter net earnings to $17.65 million, or $0.63 per share, from $11.0 million, or $0.38 per...
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December 18, 2008Closer look: About 2.5 million American jobs in danger Glass MagazineWhat would you do with the Big Three?glassblogStruggling U.S. automakers are launching a round of severe cutbacks as they wait for a government rescue, with Chrysler saying yesterday it will idle all 30 of its U.S. factories for one month. Chrysler's plants will furlough 46,000 workers beginning Friday, as a planned two-...
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December 18, 2008Move over, Joe the Plumber. Spencer the Solar Panel Installer is here. In this case, it’s Spencer Bockus, who created solar-powered fans and other contraptions for science fairs as a fifth grader in California. Today, at 22, he is on customers’ roofs, measuring where the shade will hit and hooking up photovoltaic arrays, better known as solar panels, to convert the sun’s energy...
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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....
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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....
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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...
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