7.27.10 | Boston, MA | EMCOR Services Northeast, along with J.C. Higgins and BTE, presented a $10,000 check to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at the EMCOR In Greater Boston 3rd Annual Golf Invitational. EMCOR’s national “Taking KidSafety To The Street” program was launched 5 years ago and since that time, EMCOR has helped recover 186 children throughout the U.S.
7.27.10 | Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada | Inscape Corporation hosted an event in the Chelsea Arts Tower, NYC, to introduce the Tisch table-based system. Tisch is a simple and flexible system for desking, benching and conferencing applications.
7.27.10 | Garden City, NY | Thomas Wang was appointed International Sales Manager for WAC Lighting. Mr. Wang will be based in Shanghai, China where he will be responsible for residential and commercial sales throughout Asia, Europe and the global arena.
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7.27.10 | Muscatine, IA | Allsteel hired Pamela Royer Pusateri as an Architecture and Design Specialist for the Midwest region. Ms. Pusateri brings 14 years of industry experience, most recently working as an A&D Market Manager for OM Workspace.
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7.23.10 | St. Petersburg, FL | Investment analysis firm Raymond James & Associates reaffirmed its Outperform rating on HNI Corp. and increased its earnings estimates following release of the company's significantly better-than-expected second-quarter 2010 results and management's conference call. The company's 6.3% increase in sales over last year's second quarter "marks the company's first consolidated year-over-year revenue increase since 4Q06," said analyst Budd Bugatch.
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7.22.10 | Chicago, IL | USG Corp. reported net sales of $769 million, an operating loss of $25 million, and a net loss of $74 million for its 2010 second quarter. Chairman and CEO William C. Foote noted that these results were a "significant improvement" over the the first quarter of 2010, which showed an operating loss of $82 million and net loss of $110 million. The reduction in the operating loss "demonstrates the effectiveness of our many initiatives to improve margins and reduce overall costs," he said. "When the economy recovers and demand improves, we expect to achieve substantial operating leverage in our businesses."
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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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