YKK AP America Makes $125M Residential Investment

YKK AP America Inc. is investing up to $125 million to expand its residential door and window offerings with a new manufacturing facility in Macon, Ga. President Oliver Stepe says the operational goal is to double the company’s capacity while setting a forward course for the decades to come. Macon has been the headquarters of […]

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Door and Window Musings
By Tara Taffera
Publisher
[DWM] Magazine

I recently returned from the Home Improvement Profitability Summit hosted by Dave Yoho Associates, a sales summit targeted towards the home improvement industry. The audience, which ranged from owners to sales representatives and other personnel received rapid-fire information from all angles for three days. I came away with dozens of insights for companies that have […]

Editor’s [re]Marks
By Drew Vass
Editor
[DWM] Magazine

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Owner
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Ray’s Fenestration Innovation
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President
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Tyson’s Take
By Tyson Schwartz
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