7.29.10 | Tampa, FL | Alphonso Architects designed an exhibition, theatre and retail space created especially for the installation of The Chihuly Collection. A 10,000 sq. ft. concrete shell was transformed into 12 individual environments in which there are no barriers to the art except recessed steel troughs which delineate a boundary.
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7.28.10 | New York, NY | Stephen Tsou was named as Associate by Ted Moudis Associates. His architectural experience covers more than 30 years both nationally and internationally. Mr. Tsou will be responsible for directing and overseeing his team’s work on assigned projects.
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7.28.10 | Charlotte, NC | James McEnteggart was named a Vice President of Primary Integration Solutions LLC, the commissioning business of Primary Integration. He will be responsible for ensuring delivery of commissioning services to critical facility clients throughout the U.S. Prior to joining PI, he was a Vice President at The Dome-Tech Group, a national energy consulting firm.
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7.28.10 | Jasper, IN | Kimball Hospitality, a brand unit of Kimball International, Inc. opened a new manufacturing facility in Martinsville, VA. The 60,000 sq. ft. facility will house administrative offices, a showroom and production operations to make upholstered seating products for the company's custom, program and catalog offerings for hospitality guestrooms and public spaces.
7.28.10 | Houston, TX | The Facilities Management Workshop will be held Aug. 26-27 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC. The theme of the two day event is, “Achieving Organizational Objectives Through FM,” and will address topics including facility management best practices, sustainability, asset management and managing government facilities. The workshop has been coordinated with IFMA’s CFM Exam Review Course, immediately preceding the conference Aug. 24-25, also at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.
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7.28.10 |Toronto, Canada | Andrew Cicisly joined Teknion as its new Regional Manager in Northern California, Northern Nevada, Hawaii and Guam. Mr. Cicisly has over twenty years of industry experience, most recently assuming the role of Vice President of Sales for Sidemark, a Teknion dealer.
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7.28.10 | Moonachie, NJ | BULBRITE released a video with energy efficient products to meet legislation mandated by Congress effective January, 2010. To comply with the new legislation, BULBRITE now offers the Eco-Friendly Halogen A19, which fits all standard and dimmable lighting fixtures.
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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