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April 16, 2009The decline of union power in the United States is the driving force behind proposed legislation awaiting a Senate vote that would make it easier for workers to organize by doing away with secret-ballot elections. In 1983, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking union membership data, 20.1 percent of the workforce was unionized. Fast forward to 2008 and only 12.4 percent of...
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April 16, 2009The Glass Guru, a full-service glass and window restoration and replacement company with 26 active franchises in the U.S. launched three franchise locations in Folsom, Calif., Oahu, Hawaii, and Renton, Wash., according to an April 15 release. The new franchisees come from a variety of backgrounds.Vito Lessa of Roseville purchased one of The Glass Guru’s two company owned...
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April 15, 2009Glass Performance Days China registration is now open, according to an April 15 release. GPD China, with main themes "Renewable energy" and "Glass technology," will take place May 11-12 in Shanghai, just before China Glass, May 13-16. English and Chinese versions of the program are available. To attend the dinner sponsored by Glaston on May 11, ensure to...
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April 14, 2009The value of nonresidential building starts plunged 23 percent in March, while civil works starts jumped 15 percent, Reed Construction Data reported [April 9], based on data it compiled. Comparing the first quarters of 2009 and 2008, building starts fell 8 percent in value but 18 percent in square footage. The value of the largest building category, schools/colleges, was unchanged, but...
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April 14, 2009Rocky Mountain Sun Control has opened in Berthoud [Colo.]. The company focuses on installing window film on windows in homes and commercial buildings. Owner Blake Parish says window film can cut a building’s energy costs by up to 50 percent.
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April 14, 2009Climate czar Carol Browner said she wants Congress to establish a broad U.S. greenhouse-gas policy before global climate-change talks near the end of the year.Speaking at a conference Monday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Browner said she is confident Congress can move forward on a climate-change policy, citing hearings scheduled for next week on sweeping legislation proposed by...
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April 14, 2009As the economy sheds jobs, community colleges across the country are reporting a surge of unemployed workers enrolling in courses that offer training for "green-collar" jobs.Students are learning how to install solar panels, repair wind turbines, produce biofuels and do other work related to renewable energy."I think the opportunities in this field are going to be huge," said...
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April 13, 2009Corsicana Glass and Mirror has been an institution in Corsicana [Texas] since 1964, but on April 1, 2009, new owner Paula Jones purchased the business, and just celebrated 10 years.The shop does picture framing, residential service calls to repair windows and storm doors, shower installations, mirrors and glass tops for desks and vanities. For commercial business customers, they replace...
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April 13, 2009The fight over a stalled bill that would make it easier for unions to organize workers is entering a new round, with the nation's largest business association and big labor unions gearing up competing efforts to sway a small group of senators.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching a $1 million television advertising campaign that takes a new line of attack against the Employee Free Choice Act...
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April 13, 2009The aluminum industry has been hit hard by the global economic crisis with sharp falls in sales across the automotive, construction and aerospace industries.Prices have crashed, with the benchmark London Metal Exchange three-month contract dropping 62.2 percent, from a record $3,375 a ton in July of 2008 to a seven-year low of $1,275 in late February.However, a recovery has emerged in recent...
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Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
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Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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