7.22.10 | Elk Grove Village, IL | Schréder Lighting USA launched ALURA LED, featuring “The NextGeneration” of energy efficient LED luminaires. Ideal for parks, playgrounds, and parking lots, the ALURA LED's technological innovations include an innovative molded acrylic optic design, visual comfort, color temperature of 6000K with netural and warm white options.
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7.21.10 | New York, NY | The WAN Awards Urban Design Sector 2010 is now open for entries. The Urban Design Sector covers all urban design, transport &
infrastructure projects that have been completed during the last three years. The two categories are 'Completed' projects and 'Unbuilt' projects. Deadline for submission is August 31.
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7.21.10 | Anaheim, CA | EMCOR subsidiary, University Marelich Mechanical, Inc. received a national 1st place Safety Excellence Award from the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association. It is the fifth major safety award to be received by the company this year. UMMI won for having the best safety and health record in 2009 within the 200,001 to 300,000 man-hour category.
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7.22.10 | Toronto, Canada | Landscape Ontario's Expo 2010 will be held October 18-20 at the Toronto Congress Centre, 650 Dixon Road, Toronto, Canada. Four educational events are scheduled at separate times.
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7.22.10 | McLean, VA | Stephen Johnson was named Corporate Senior Vice President, Critical Environments at Primary Integration. Mr. Johnson will be responsible for the strategic development and management of PI’s mission critical clients worldwide. Prior to joining PI, Mr. Johnson was Vice President and Director of Critical Facilities at CB Richard Ellis.
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7.22.10 | New York, NY | Empire announced three new hires.
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7.22.10 | Marlton, NJ | Global introduced Lux, a series combining traditional elegance with contemporary proportions for commercial and business environments. The series is available in two and three seat sofas, lounge chair, ottoman, and side chairs. Solid wood frames are available in eleven different finishes.
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7.22.10 | Farmingdale, NY |WAC Lighting participated in a Relay for Life event that raised $2,000 for the American Cancer Society. Over 514 people participated in the event which brought in over $86,000.
7.22.10 | Venice, Italy | Foscarini renewed its collaboration with the Venice Biennale for the 12 annualInternational Architecture Exhibition “People Meet in Architecture.” Foscarini, a manufacturer of lighting products, will furnish the communal areas and will provide a relaxation area in the Arsenal bookshop cafe. The exhibition takes place August 29- November 21.
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7.22.10 | Muscatine, IA | HNI Corp. announced sales of $398.2 million and income from continuing operations of $5.6 million for its 2010 second quarter. This compares with 2Q09 sales of $374.8 million (a 6.3% increase) and a net loss from continuing operations of $1.2 million in last year's second quarter. HNI's Office Furniture segment sales for 2Q10 were up 7.8% year-over-year to $342.7 million, while its Hearth Product segment sales were down 2.3% to $55.5 million. "I am encouraged by the strengthened demand across our businesses, despite the ongoing economic uncertainty," said HNI Chairman, President, and CEO Stan Askren.
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7.22.10 | New York, NY | Carnegie added Artisan and Hoop to its Xorel Embroider patterns. Used for wallcoverings, panel, and upholstery, Xorel, as the underlying base, maintains the fabric's durability and cleanability.
7.22.10 | Los Angeles, CA | Rottet Studio is hosting a contemporary art exhibition, "ELEVATED," showcasing artists and Pritzker Prize-winning architects. The exhibition runs through September 6 at 555 South flower, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA. The architectural drawings section of the exhibit features work by Jon Jerde, Thom Mayne, Richard Meier, Mark Rios and Rios Clemente Hale Studios and Lauren Rottet.
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7.21.10 | Oakland, CA | Friant and Associates is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a manufacturer of high-quality, low-cost office furniture. Founded by Paul Friant, the company has since expanded from a one-man repair and installation service to a global manufacturing company with international facilities and worldwide dealer representation.
7.21.10 | Garden City, NY | WAC Lighting will host an American Lighting Association-accredited LED/OLED Training Session on August 5. The session will be held at WAC Lighting's New York Showroom, 625 South Street, Garden City, NY, 9-11 am. A tour and luncheon will follow.
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7.21.10 | New York, NY | Skanska USA Building Inc. became one of the first U.S. construction firms to have all of its operations certified to meet International Organization for Standardization the Occupation Health and Safety Assessment Series standards. Skanska achieved OHSAS18001 certification in June.
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7.21.10 | Muscatine, IA | The HON Company received level certification from Scientific Certification Systems for more than 60 of its products in five categories 80% of HON’s product volume is now level certified. HON’s products received both level 1 and 2 certifications.
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7.21.10 | Austin, TX | URS Corporation was awarded a contract to provide support services for the Red River Army Depot, New Boston, TX. URS will provide ongoing maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and upgrade of vehicles, including trucks, tractors and trailers and all-terrain materialhandling equipment.
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7.20.10 | Grand Rapids, MI | True Textiles partnered with People Design to develop a marketing strategy for the company and for the Guildford of Main brand. True engaged People Design to determine the viability of the brand, a panel fabric for the contract furniture industry and to consider expansion into other markets. Through empathic research of new audiences, the firm introduced a point of view with which True was not yet familiar.
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