4.11.08 | Grand Rapids, MI | Steelcase director Craig Welch purchased 50,000 shares of the company's stock according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing and as reported by the Associated Press. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Mr.Welch reported he bought the shares for between $11.10 and $11.25 apiece. Insiders file Form 4s with the SEC to report transactions in their companies' shares.

4.11.08 | New York, NY | AIA New York Chapter announced the winners of its inauguaral Building Type Awards, a biennial effort to recognize excellence and innovation in specialized design fields from established and new practitioners from New York City and Massachusetts. Co-sponsored by AIANY and the Boston Society of Architects, the awards featured Educational Facilities, Sustainable Projects and Urban Design. Project winners will be on exhibit at the Center for Architecture, 536 La Guardia Place from May 1 through July. For a complete list of winners, visit: www.aiany.org/awards/

4.10.08 | Bethlehem, PA | Spillman Farmer Architects was selected for the SteelStax arts, media and cultural complex, to be constructed on former Bethlehem Steel land, in Bethlehem, PA. Spillman Farmer Architects will work wth SteelStax principals, ArtsQuest and PBS 39 to create a connection with both the physical and emotional history of the site.