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The Buffalo News today continues its occasional series on notable bridges, as our community works toward an agreement on what kind of bridge to build across the Niagara River.
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Glaspro Inc., the West Coast's predominant designer and fabricator of architectural glass, today announced an agreement with Solutia Inc. to fabricate and distribute Vanceva, a new brand of Advanced Solutions for Glass; designed specifically…
Merrill Lynch upgraded its recommendation for shares in French glass and packaging group St Gobain SA yesterday from "buy" to "strong buy", setting a new share price target of 215 euros.
The Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) received approval on I.S. 6A, the industry standard for architectural stile and rail doors, from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
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Pilkington North America hired three product specialists to serve as architectural and residential glazing consultants for the glass and architectural industries.
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