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Industry Companies Named to Inc. 5000 List
Industry companies ranging from suppliers to manufacturers to dealers have been named to this year’s Inc. 5000, a list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States compiled annually by Inc. magazine. New to the list this year, at the spot of number 826, is Power Windows and Siding, a door and window [...]
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Door and Window Musings
By Tara Taffera
Window Purchase Gives One Consumer a Headache Once in a while, I receive calls from consumers seeking advice in their window purchases. First off, I always tell them that I can’t recommend a particular product, but sometimes they are just looking for someone to listen. That’s what a particular widow seemed to want when she called me a few weeks ago.
I have [...]
Plavecsky’s Ponderings
By Jim Plavecsky
GlassBuild America: Are You Going? “GlassBuild America is only 3 weeks away? Are you going?” So goes the message that I have been sending out to my customers and prospects. So far, it seems that about 60 percent of the answers are a yes, 20 percent are no and 20 percent are a maybe. In an economy that is still [...]
Collins, the Trend Tracker
By Mike Collins
Volume Window Purchase Conference The U.S. Department of Energy will host a two-day conference on the Highly-Insulating (R-5) Windows and Low-e Storm Windows Volume Purchase Program on September 22 and 23 in Chicago, Ill. The Volume Purchase Program was designed to help buyers of windows and manufacturers of windows by encouraging the growth of a market for the most [...]
Tyson’s Take
By Tyson Schwartz
The Facts on Home Star The Home Star legislation is trying to make it through Congress (CLICK HERE for related article). Some days, it seems like this legislation will be a slam dunk, but other times, it seems iffy at best. Although there is strong support for the Home Star bill, dealers around the country tell me they are opposed [...]


