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February 8, 2010
- U.S., Canada Deal Over "Buy American" Provision Could be a Positive Step for Glass Companies and Contractors
- Saint Gobain Completes Takeover of Solarwood Technologies
- Space-Age Aerogel Insulation: It Is Already Here
- CHINA - Revenue For China Aviation Sanxin Company Limited In First Three Quarters Of 2009 Grows By 8.84%
- UNITED KINGDOM - Total Glass Installs New Windows at New Brighton
- JAPAN - Kuraray Commences New PVB Resin Production Line in Europe

February 5, 2010
- Generational Expert to Speak at Glass Expo Midwest™: Will Offer Proven Methods of How to Communicate Effectively with All Generations
- Glass Doctor® Franchises Earn Angie's List Super Service Awards
- UNITED KINGDOM - Long-Standing Double Glazing Firm Ceases Trading
- BELARUS - Gomelsteklo to Make New Energy-saving Glass Products
- Two New K-State Buildings 'LEED' the Way to Sustainability

February 4, 2010
- Room for Improvement: Installers, Suppliers Take Second Look at Retrofits
- Zeledyne to Ship Last Architectural Order by End of June
- National Enclosure Company Announces Completion of its Formation with a Focus on Advance Facade Systems
- Window Replacement Underway at Westin Peachtree Plaza
- glasstec 2010 to Focus on "Energy Efficiency with Glass"
- Preparing to Shed Some Light on Easter

February 3, 2010
- Glass Wholesalers Receives Investment from Cristacurva
- GANA Webinar on New CPSC Certification Rules Available to Entire Industry
- PGC International Announces February Webinar on Ballistics Resistance and Forced Entry Mitigation
- Amazing Video of Snow Crashing Down on Richmond City Hall
- Federal Building on East Ninth Street Getting $121 Million Stimulus Makeover
- United Kingdom - Plans for Glass Mill Tower in Frampton on Severn Approved after Appeal

February 2, 2010
- Arch Aluminum & Glass Emerges from Bankruptcy Protection
- USGlass Magazine Named a Finalist in ABM’s Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards— Prestigious “Pulitzer Prize of B2B Journalism”
- Economist Discusses Non-Residential Construction Business Conditions and When to Expect Improvement
- Glass Expo Midwest™ 2010 to Include Panel Discussion on BIPV
- ASTIC Signals Defenses Earns NFRC Certification
- Glen Morrison Named President, Alcoa Building and Construction Systems; Succeeds David Schlendorf Who Will Retire
- Designs for New Colorado Justice Center Released

February 1, 2010
- Non-Residential Construction to Remain Down in 2010; Single-Family Residential Will Continue to Recover
- MGA Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Foley Passes Away
- FeneTech to Open European Operation
- DuPont Opens Photovoltaic Application Facility in Geneva
- Jordan, Knauff & Company Releases Industry Webinar
- Gorgeous Glass

January 29, 2010
- Glass Manufacturers' Motion for Plaintiffs to Produce Sales Data in Anti-Trust Suit Denied
- Solutia Swings To 4Q Profit On Higher Sales, Prior-Year Items
- GBO Inc. Stable Despite Tough Market
- Toronto - Street Closed Over Falling Glass
- S.C. Johnson Building Honors Sam Johnson
- Key Construction Completes 204,000 S.F. Silver LEED Project for CIGNA

January 28, 2010
- GANA Reminds Fabricators New CPSC Requirements Take Effect February 11
- Viracon Sales Representative Robert (Mitch) McQueen Dies
- Door Prizes Galore at Glass Expo Midwest™ 2010
- Obama Singles Out Window Company in Presidential Address
- Stylmark Appoints C.A. Haller Inc. as New Manufacturer’s Representative
- Delhi HC Rejects Glaverbel's Plea
- CHINA - China's CSG Holding Forecasts Soaring Profits for 2009
- New Towers are Clear as Chinese Glass
- Nanotechnology to Keep Architectural Windows Clean

January 27, 2010
- Zeledyne to Exit Commercial Glass Production
- The January USGNN Video Newscast is Now Live
- PPG Wins Grant to Develop New Glass Technology for OLED Lighting
- For.El. Launches New Website
- YKK AP America Creates Two New Positions in its Commercial Business
- Cool Building Wednesday: The UofC's Big Chill(er)

January 26, 2010
- Cardinal Solar Technologies Awarded $7.7 Million Tax Credit
- Stylmark Appoints Gary Gray Sales as Manufacturer's Representative
- Exact Finish Inc. Changes Name to EFI
- GANA Educational Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications for 2010
- PGT Inc. Announces 2009 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results Conference Call
- CHINA - Kibing Group Invests RMB 3.5b in PV Glass Project
- INDIA - Asahi India Glass Swings to Q3 Profit of Rs 1.47 Crores
- KOREA - Move Over Biosphere 2, South Korea Shows off Plans for Sprawling Eco-Domes
- Wave Effect
- Burr Ridge Medical Center Under Construction

January 25, 2010
- Builders' Show: Smaller But Successful
- Registration for Glass TEXpo™ 2010 Opens
- Asahi Glass May Post 80B Yen 2009 Operating Profit, Nikkei Says
- The Glass Industry, Domestic and Foreign
- Sponsored Link: CRL Introduces AH11
- Tubelite Adds Steve Wilkening as Engineering Manager
- Davidson Has Her Reasons, but Estate Tax isn't One of Them, Rep Says
- Bank with Green Officially Opens
- Big Gamble: Will CityCenter Mega Resort Pay off for Las Vegas?
- CHINA - Low Carbon Series: New Nokia Building Saves Energy

January 22, 2010
- RavenBrick Earns Patent Approval; Materials to be Installed in "America's Greenest Building"
- Two Firms Enter Clean-Air Agreement With U.S.
- AAMA Surveys Building Team Members on BIM to Guide First Standard for Commercial Fenestration
- Tampa Bay Lightning Could be Owned Again by Palace Sports & Entertainment as Sale Fizzles
- New Courthouse Design Unveiled

January 21, 2010
- Atrium Companies File for Voluntary Chapter 11
- Apogee Enterprises Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
- PPG Directors Announce Dividend of 54 Cents Per Share
- GANA Announces Dr. Thomas Culp As Code Consultant
- Vitro America™ Announces Organizational Change
- Dean Leaves Bohle America
- ASTM Elects Dow Corning Representative to 2010 International Board of Directors
- Edgetech I.G. Appoints New Regional Sales Manager in Southwest
- Guardian's Davidson Estate Makes News
- New Federal Data Shows Contractors are Getting Squeezed Between Rising Materials Costs and Stagnant Prices for Finished Construction

January 20, 2010
- General Contractors Don’t Expect Construction Improvements Until 2011, AGC Reports
- Architecture Billings Index Remains in Negative Territory
- SAF Announces 3 Day Out Paint Program for Aluminum Extrusions and Sheet
- Contractor Admits to Bribing W-B School Board Member
- Erdman Announces New IG Machine Sales Specialist
- A Clear Coating, With Green Applications

January 19, 2010
- AAMA’s Green Group Continues Work on Potential Certification Program
- A Hazy Future for U.S. Glassmakers
- GEMS Exhibitor Floor Continues to Expand
- Rocky Mountain High
- Erick Sharp Accepts Assignment with Edgetech UK
- EFCO Hires Director of Storefront; Names New Independent Sales Agency for Florida
- Legacy Glass Supply Now Regalead's U.S. Distributor
- INDIA - Glass Cover for Taj Graves to Protect Inlay
- MALAYSIA - RM5.3Bil Glass-making Plant Proposed for Sabah

January 18, 2010
- Glass Shops Respond to Residential Construction Demand
- Sun Capital Partners Receives Court Approval to Buy Arch Aluminum & Glass Company
- Stylmark Appoints Kelly Associates Inc. as Manufacturer's Representative
- Innovation, Guts, Better Products, and Transparency
- Picking Winners and Losers
- Green Jobs Grow Slowly
- INDIA - Sejal Architectural Denies Reports of Tax Raids; Stk Up
- Partners Hope to Transform Bland AT&T Structure into Glass Beauty
- Fleeing Man Bounces Off Bulletproof Glass
- Kenneth VonRoenn Creates Art Glass Windows for Webster Gardens Lutheran Church

January 15, 2010
- Private Equity Affiliate Signs Agreement to Purchase Arch Assets for $53.8 Million
- A Little Company Praised by President Obama
- Vitro America™ Makes Glass Systems Available in BIM
- Amsbury Glass Owners File Chapter 7
- UNITED KINGDOM - Scrappage Scheme for Windows Earns Wide Industry Backing
- Controversial Tower Gets Oak Park Plan Commission OK
- Man Breaks Glass Panels on Capitol Doors
- MONTREAL - Streets Reopened after Falling Glass Scare on University St.

January 14, 2010
- Contract Glazing Industry Representatives Voice Opinion on Health Care Legislation
- UNITED KINGDOM - Norfolk Window Firm's Jobs Pledge
- James Hotel to Open in SoHo
- Architect's Risk Pays off for Homeowners
- Final Deadline to Submit GPD China Abstracts is Next Week
- Atlanta Airport Plans $1.5 Million Piece of Artwork for International Terminal

January 13, 2010
- Where Was Oldcastle Glass? USGNN.com™ Looks at Objections in Arch Aluminum Bankruptcy
- Dallas Glass Holds Steady During the Recession
- C.R. Laurence Co. Inc. Announces Promotion
- Sponsored Link: JEB Recognized by U.S. DOE for "Save Energy Now" Program
- Paint, Spray or Ink It On
- SAMOO's New Korean Cultural Center in NYC Aims for LEED Certification
- Glass Artists Create a "River of Glass" for Historic Pittsburgh Building

January 12, 2010
- ICC Moves Forward in Developing Integrated Green Construction Code
- Stylmark Appoints Hadley Associates as Manufacturer's Representative
- Edgetech I.G. Promotes Bader to Director, International Sales and Marketing
- SJ Mayor Reed Praises $260 Million in Energy Tax Credits Going to Silicon Valley Companies
- ASSE Launches Prevention Through Design Standard Initiative
- AUSTRALIA - Cost of New Glass Legislation 'Alarming'
- Construction to Begin on Voorhees Hall Façade Recladding Project
- Stained Glass Illustrates 'Simpsons'

January 11, 2010
- Tri City Glass & Door Announces Recent Acquisition
- Industry Legend Joe Kellman Passes Away
- CRL Announces the Acquisition of Tajima Corporation USA
- Dow Corning Construction Silicones Used on Burj Khalifa Tower
- Obama Awards $2.3 Billion in Clean-Energy Tax Credits
- Solar Energy Credit to Aid Glass Plant in Auburn
- Palo Alto will be Prototype for Revised Apple Store Design
- An Earth-Sheltered House Takes Shape on a Coastal Hillside

January 8, 2010
- Court Denies Oldcastle Glass Motion to be Considered as Bidder for Arch Aluminum's Assets
- Glass Expo Midwest™ 2010 Kicks Off St. Patrick's Day Celebration With Glass and Metal Industry's Own: The Wright Street Band
- Ridgefield Glass Opens New Location in Danbury
- PGT Announces Vice President Promotion for North Carolina Operations
- Nonresidential Construction Job Losses Mount in December 2009
- RDH Architects Aims to Elevate Design of Utilitarian Municipal Building
- iHUD 2.0 App Turns iPhone Into a Glass Cockpit

January 7, 2010
- Efforts to Limit L/175 Deflection Exemption in IBC Disapproved
- City Close to Deal with Glass Company
- Bankrupt Sheboygan Company Ordered to Pay
- Europe Shows the Way to Energy-Efficient Design
- Panel Selects Glass-clad Design for AT&T Building
- Chihuly Glass Exhibition May Come to Seattle Center

January 6, 2010
- Industry Reacts to Latest Chapter 11 Filing
- Save the Date and Kick Off the New Year with the Newly Enhanced Glass Expo Midwest™
- AIA Forecast Shows Another Steep Decline in Nonresidential Construction Activity for 2010
- Gary Curtis to Fill Public Interest Seat on NFRC Board of Directors
- Canadian Glass Association Announces Newly Elected Board Members
- Harmon Inc. Announces Two Promotions
- A Mercedes Flagship That Sets the Standard

January 5, 2010
- International Aluminum Corp. Files for Bankruptcy
- Hartung Glass Industries Acquires AGC's Vancouver Facility
- GANA to Explain New CPSC Certification Rules in January Webinar
- Construction Employment Declines in 324 out of 337 Cities; Construction Spending Hits 6-Year Low
- Predock's Mesa Del Sol Office gets LEED Certification
- Nice Cube: The Jaqua Academic Center Opens at the UO
- Edgetech I.G. Appoints Bruce Hodges to Quality Engineer
- Woman Charged in McNuggets Attack

January 4, 2010
- Auction for Sale of Arch's Assets Scheduled for January 13 in Miami; Bids Due This Friday
- Changed Lending Practices Kill Takeover of JC TRACO Plant, 200 Jobs
- Consolidated Glass Welcomes New Reps
- AP: Workers Sue PPG for Unpaid OT to Stock Lowe's
- SUNY New Paltz's Student Union Addition Nears Completion
- Today Marks the Official Opening of the Burj Dubai Featuring Guardian Glass
- Firefighters Save Huge Medieval Stained Glass Window
- Israeli Magician Seals Self into Giant Ice Cube to Break Record

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