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Configura Signs Spacefile As Newest Manufacturer

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

11.14.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | Configura signed Spacefile International Corp. as its newest manufacturing client. Configura, maker of CET Designer, has begun developing a custom Extension loaded with Spacefile products. The Extension, known as Spacefile Spacetools, will be available to Spacefile dealers and designers this spring.

Rawson, Blum & Leon And West Valley Properties Merge

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

11.12.08 | Los Altos & San Francisco, CA | West Valley Properties, Inc. and Rawson, Blum & Leon joined forces to form a new company, RBL Real Estate, Inc. The new company will acquire, develop and manage retail and commercial properties in the western U.S. and will assist financial institutions and investors in managing, stabilizing or repositioning their real estate holdings.

Herman Miller Revises Second Quarter Guidance

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

11.12.08 | Zeeland, MI | Herman Miller, Inc., announced efforts to reduce the company's annual fixed overhead and operating expenses by approximately $60 million. Related charges are expected to total approximately $10 million, beginning in the third quarter. The actions come in response to a decline in orders during the current quarter and in anticipation of further global economic weakness through calendar 2009.

20-20 Technologies Consolidates Position In Benelux Market

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

11.7.08 | Laval, Quebec | 20-20 Technologies Inc. entered into an agreement to transfer part of its business activities in the Benelux market to Simar automatisering bv of Amsterdam, its local distributor for the Fusion product. Simar is a distributor of kitchen and bath design software and is the developer of the well-known software products KIMS and SIMS used for business management.

IA Assumes Equity Share Of Tokyo Design Firm

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

10.24.08 | San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan | IA Interior Architects assumed an equity share of The Design Studio in Tokyo, Japan. The agreement will unite IA and TDS to provide TDS with a global platform to serve clients worldwide and will increase IA's presence and market share in Japan. TDS has been a partner in IA’s Global Alliance for over a decade.

SMWM Merges With Perkins+Will

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:00:00 GMT

10.22.08 | San Francisco, CA | SMWM, San Francisco, CA joined forces with Perkins+Will. SMWM has planned neighborhoods, districts, waterfronts and entire communities in the United States, Latin America and Asia. Examples from SMWM'S architectural portfolio include the San Francisco Ferry Building, numerous mixed-use urban buildings, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.