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February 18, 2013The Central and South Jersey Affiliates of Susan G. Komen for the Cure have acknowledged MyGlassTruck.com for generating more than $10,000 in donations with its “Nice Rack” campaign. Launched in September 2011, the campaign makes a donation to the Susan G. Komen organization for every glass rack sold by MyGlassTruck.com. In addition, the company secured donations while giving away “Nice Rack”...
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February 12, 2013Glass Magazine and e-glass weekly will introduce a monthly electronic newsletter, February 14, called e-glass products, dedicated to new products and services for the glass and metals industry. "New products are the lifeblood of any industry and all trade publications," says Nicole Harris, vice president and publisher. "We cover innovations across all our print and electronic...
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February 12, 2013Vitro SAB might be nearing a settlement with U.S. bondholders who have opposed the company’s Mexican restructuring, according to a Feb. 11 Bloomberg Businessweek report. The two sides are in talks, according to legal filings in the U.S. in late January and a Vitro statement to Mexico’s stock exchange yesterday.The company is “holding talks with creditors regarding its financial restructuring...
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February 12, 2013Tubelite Inc. officials announced the company will expand its operational footprint during the second quarter of this year with the establishment of a new regional facility in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The site selection is in process and will be greater than 25,000 square feet.“We are extremely proud and excited to be expanding upon our already established presence within the Texas...
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February 12, 2013Viracon, Inc. announced today that it will temporarily close its St. George, Utah, facility, for approximately two years beginning in mid-April 2013. The plant closing will impact 222 employees. The temporary closure will better align overall capacity with the demand expected over the next two years, which can be served from Viracon’s two other U.S. locations, officials said in a...
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February 7, 2013The Dodge Momentum Index rose 2.7 percent in January, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.The January increase for the Momentum Index marked its...
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February 7, 2013Pleotint, LLC, has announced a distribution agreement with Prelco, Inc. that will enable the fabricator to incorporate Pleotint’s Suntuitive interlayer technology into its proprietary Prel-Shade thermochromic window offering. The agreement grants Prelco exclusive rights to market Prel-Shade windows with Suntuitive interlayer technology in eastern Canada, including Quebec, Ontario and the...
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February 6, 2013Walker Glass announced that Brian Wiles has joined the sales and architectural promotion team for Walker Textures acid-etched glass and mirror products. His territory consists of the greater Toronto area.Wiles has more than two decades of experience in the glass industry, having worked for several glass fabricators in southern Ontario, most recently at ProTemp.“We are very excited to have...
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February 6, 2013FeneTech, Inc., creator of FeneVision ERP software, recently relocated to a new 16,000-square-foot greenfield facility. “While the launching of our Luxembourg office in 2010 demonstrates our long-term commitment to doing business around the globe, the new office at 260 Campus Drive in Aurora, Ohio, demonstrates our commitment to keeping all of the development activities here locally,” said...
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February 4, 2013NSG Group continued to feel the effects of an uncertain European economy in third quarter FY2013, with gross profit down 9 percent for the quarter compared to the same period a year ago."Economic difficulties in Europe continued to depress construction and refurbishment activity, and, consequently, architectural volumes were significantly below the previous year," according to an NSG release. The...
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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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