4.11.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | Steelcase director Craig Welch purchased 50,000 shares of the company's stock according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing and as reported by the Associated Press. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Mr.Welch reported he bought the shares for between $11.10 and $11.25 apiece. Insiders file Form 4s with the SEC to report transactions in their companies' shares.
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4.11.08 | High Point, NC | CA Boom East will debut at the fall 2008 High Point Market in North Carolina at The Mills Village, 1014 Mills Avenue, October 20-26. The show will focus on new, independent contemporary furnishing designers and manufacturers. www.caboom.com
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4.11.08 | Chicago, IL | DreamRooms: Luxury Living Spaces will open at the Merchandise Mart Design Center, Chicago, IL, on Friday, April 25, where nine Merchandise Mart Design Center
showrooms will create inspiring spaces. Each showroom will use its own
furniture, fabrics, accessories and more in a room setting of
their choice. The rooms include:
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4.11.08 | Yorkville, NY | Meyda Lighting, designer and engineer of the world's largest LED free-hanging chandelier, recently completed its installation in the Stanley Center for the Arts in Utica, NY. The Stanley Chandelier is illuminated with 170 Phillips Lumileds Luxian light emitting diodes in the main body, and 104 candelabra based LEDs in the bobeches, which is equivalent to eleven 100-watt incandescent light bulbs. Life expectancy of the LED is 50 years. www.Meyda.com
4.11.08 | Chicago, IL | AGATI will furnish the addition and renovation of the library of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA., designed by Pam Neiman of the Neiman Group. Over 2,000 new places to sit will be provided by AGATI chairs and lounge seating, which will include the Talbot chair, Rio lounge chairs, banquettes, Brown tables and carrels.
4.11.08 | La Palma, CA | Encore Seating launched Nexxt, a collection of nesting stack chairs, stackable guest chairs and high-performance models, to complement work and waiting spaces. All models are available with or without arms, in black or silver frame finishes, glides or casters.
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4.11.08 | Houston, TX | Chip Heath and Dr. Jonas Ridderstråle will be the keynote speakers for The International Facility Management
Association's World Workplace 2008 Conference & Expo, Oct. 15-17, at the Dallas Convention Center, 650 S. Griffin St., Dallas,TX. Mr. Heath Chip Heath will deliver the conference's opening address, based on a book he co-authored, Made to Stick:
Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Dr. Ridderstråle will close the conference on Oct. 17 with, Funky Business Forever, which looks at evolved thinking and commentary on the state of business in the latter half of this decade. www.worldworkplace.org
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4.11.08 | Alexandria, VA | Coverings, coming to Orange County Convention Center, 9400 Universal Blvd., Orlando, FL, April 29-May 2, will offer a golf putting green designed with tile and stone by students in the Ceramic Engineering & Art Departments of Clemson University. Former LPGA champion Jan Stephenson will officially inaugurate the 22' long green which includes a body of water, palm trees, contoured and rolling knolls.
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4.11.08 | New York, NY | Lisa M. Palumbo was named general counsel for Parson Brinckerhoff. Ms. Palumbo has over 20 years of legal experience in technology defense, manufacturing and services sectors. Prior to joining PB, she was senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at EDO Corporation. Ms. Palumbo resides in Rye, NY. www.pbworld.com
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4.11.08 | Indianapolis, IN | OFCDesk will hold a design competition, Real-time Office Spaces: Designing the NeoCon experience. Participants will be asked to use OFCDesk's Interior Design CAD (IDC) along with Steelcase products to showcase the flexibility and ease of use of IDC within a limited floor space. OFCDesk will display a real-time construction of the winning office layout at their booth while simultaneously displaying computer models of the original design on monitors throughout the exhibit. The contest will run from April 1st-25th. For more information or to register: http://www.ofcdesk.com/contest
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4.11.08 | Houston, TX | The International Facility Management Association and the European Facility Management Network together with the British Institute for Facility Management, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the University of Salford will hold the European Facility Management Conference 2008, June 10-11 in Manchester, U.K. For more information or to register for the event, visit www.efmc2008.com.
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4.11.08 | Gardena, CA | John Cronin became Vice President of Marketing for Martin Brattrud Inc., a manufacturer of upholstered seating and tables, Gardena, CA. Mr. Cronin, whose career has been in sales and marketing strategies, was formally employed at ZumContract in High Point, NC.
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4.11.08 | East Greenville, PA | Karen Edwards was named President of KnollTextiles, beginning May 1, 2008. Previously, Ms. Edwards worked at Waterworks, Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President, Sales. She also served at National Sales Manager of Bernhardt Furniture Company.
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4.11.08 | Norwalk, CT | Welsbach Electric Corp., a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc., was awarded a contract to provide electrical and civil/structural construction services for Metropolitan Transit Authority New York City Transit’s rehabilitation of its Dyckman and 73rd Street substations. Welsbach Electric will furnish and install Direct Current (DC) switchgear and associated equipment at the Dyckman Substation and a Power Rectifier Transformer at the 73rd Street & Central Park West Substation, and construct and equip a new circuit breaker house in the subway near the Dyckman Substation. www.EMCORGroup.com
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4.11.08 | White Plains, NY | The International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show issued a call for entries for the Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Design. The awards are given in eight categories: Best Hotel Design, Guest Rooms, Lobby/Reception Area, Lounge/Bar, Restaurants/Casual Dining, Restaurants/Fine Dining, Spa and Suites. Each new design or renovation must have been completed between January 1, 2007 andJune 1, 2008. Applications are available at www.ihmrs.com/goldkey and must be submitted by July 1, 2008. Winners will be honored at the Gold Key Awards Breakfast onNovember 10, 2008.
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4.11.08 | New York, NY | AIA New York Chapter announced the winners of its inauguaral Building Type Awards, a biennial effort to recognize excellence and innovation in specialized design fields from established and new practitioners from New York City and Massachusetts. Co-sponsored by AIANY and the Boston Society of Architects, the awards featured Educational Facilities, Sustainable Projects and Urban Design. Project winners will be on exhibit at the Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place from May 1 through July. For a complete list of winners, visit: www.aiany.org/awards/
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4.11.08 | Garden City, NY | W.A.C. Lighting released the "Ete" Quick Connect Pendant, designed for use with Quick Connect components and the Low Voltage Monorail. The conical-shaped pendants come with blue and yellow colorations and are offered with three metal finishes: Bronze, Chrome and Platinum. www.waclighting.com
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4.10.08 | Denver, CO | Carl Bass, president and CEO of Autodesk, won the CAD Society's 2008 Leadership Award. The CAD Society recognized Mr. Bass for his efforts to promote sustainable product design and eco-friendly construction. As head of the company that supplies the majority of the world's design software for architects, engineers, product designers and manufacturers, Mr. Bass helped to create a higher awareness of the need, and the potential for environmentally friendly design in all aspects of life.
4.10.08 |Washington, DC | HOK employees are challenged to "Go Barefoot" in honor of Earth Day 2008. The architectural design firm is asking its people to alter their transportation, travel and work habits on April 22, to contribute to reducing the firm's collective environmental impact. As part of the initiative, HOK also is inviting its clients, partners and local communities to join the firm in going barefoot for the day.
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4.10.08 | Ottawa, Canada | Dan S. Hanganu received the 2008 RAIC Gold Medal from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada for his contribution to Canadian architecture. Mr Hanganu was cited for his internationally published articles and project reviews and for his understanding of architecture on people. Mr. Nanganu has a diversified practice with project ranging from single-family houses to city blocks.
4.10.08 | New York, NY | Erin Adams and Mark Lacko collaborated to create Borealis, a new glass-infused concrete furniture, fixture and decorative object collection. Borealis is Ms. Adams’ first line to include furniture, fixtures and
tabletop. The collection will be available directly through Erin Adams
Design at www.erinadamsdesign.com.
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4.10.08 | Holland Landing, Ontario | Doug Lord and Brian Mirsky were named to the Board of Directors for INSCAPE Corporation. Mr. Lord serves as President of Xerox U.S. Solutions Group and Mr. Mirsky is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fresh change Foods Group, Ltd.
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4.10.08 | Bethlehem, PA | Spillman Farmer Architects was selected for the SteelStax arts, media and cultural complex, to be constructed on former Bethlehem Steel land, in Bethlehem, PA. Spillman Farmer Architects will work wth SteelStax principals, ArtsQuest and PBS 39 to create a connection with both the physical and emotional history of the site.
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4.10.08 | White Plains, NY | Peter H. Reynolds, New York Times author/illustrator, will debut his Make Your Mark! and Time to Dream lines at SURTEX, May 18-20, 2008, at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Center, 655 West 34th Street, NYC. Book and print signings will take place in the artists booth (409), on Monday, May 19, from 10:30am-12:00pm, and 2:30-4:00pm. The artist will sign copies of the new storybook, Little Boy, (Simon & Schuster) a follow-up to the New York Times No. 1 Best-Selling Childrens Book Someday, both of which he illustrated in collaboration with author Allison McGhee.
4.10.08 | Passaic, NJ | S.A. Bendheim Co. celebrated its 80th year in the specialty glass industry. The business began in wholesale stained glass and has grown into five divisions, a New York City showroom, and glass processing and distribution facilities in NJ and CA. Currently Benheim imports and distributes more than 2,000 types of specialty glass.
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