7.7.10. | The Owner's Dilemma by Barbara White Bryson and Canan Yetmen (Greenway Communications LLC 2010) explores the inefficiencies in the building industry and how best to use the power of the owner and how that power can recreate the building industry
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7.7.10 | Dalton, GA | Tandus Flooring showcased the design capabilities in Powerbond‘, a hybrid resilient sheet flooring, at NeoCon 2010, with District, a Suzanne Tick design, taking home the grand prize for creative use of Antron Fiber. District also won the Gold award in the modular category.
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7.7.2010 | Houston, TX | International Facility Management Association’s World Workplace 2010 Conference & Expo, will be held in Atlanta, GA, Oct. 27-29 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Now in its 31st year, the conference will feature more than 75 educational sessions and new product demonstrations by manufacturers from across the globe. This year’s conference will feature an opening keynote presentation from the honorable Alexis M. Herman — esteemed workforce expert and former secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton — who will deliver a presentation entitled "The Changing Global Workforce: Ways to Understand it and Leverage It" on Wednesday, Oct. 27
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7.6.10 | New York, NY | DIRTT will host a reception at its new
showroom in New York City on July 14 with Founder and CEO Mogens Smed. Promising a few surprises and a showroom that respects the rarity of NYC square footage and NYC time, the opening event takes place at 200 Lexington Avenue, 15th floor, 5 pm.
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7.6.10 | Grand Rapids, MI | Configura CET Designer's 2010
training will be available on three more occasions. New sessions will be
held:
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7.6.10 | Upper Saddle River, NJ | Hunter Douglas won Silver in the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards competition. The company won for its Vignette Modern Roman Shades in the Tiered design option with the LiteRise cordless lifting system. Vignette has no exposed back cords for enhanced child safety and a smooth, uniform appearance from both inside and outside of the home.
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7.6.10 | Washington, DC | Group Goetz Architects served as architect for Michel, a restaurant at the Ritz Carlton, Tyson's Corner, VA. Opening fall 2010 under Chef Michel Richard, the new space combines elements of Mr. Richard's Georgetown location, Citronelle, and the business atmosphere found in his latest venture, Central, also designed by Group Goetz Architects.
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7.6.10 | Topeka, KS and Jasper, IN | Kimball Office named BA Designs a Kimball Office Select
Dealer. Founded by Beth Anne Branden in 1995, BA Designs is a full-service
dealership, offering systems furniture, casegoods, seating, and storage
solutions.
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7.2.10 | St. Petersburg, FL | Investment analyst Budd Bugatch of Raymond James & Associates provided commentary on May office furniture order and shipment statistics released by the Business and Institutional Manufacturers Association (BIFMA). Orders of $730 million for the month were up 11% compared with last year and up 21% from April orders of $605 million. May shipments increased 5% year-over-year to $635 million, up from $580 million in April. "For the first time since July 2008, BIFMA orders, shipments, and backlog all improved on a year-over-year basis," Mr. Bugatch noted.
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