During a recent earnings call, officials from Quanex Building Products reported mostly increases across the board. Quanex chief finance officer and senior vice president of…
Amber Galaviz
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Report Offers Insight and Solutions for Attainable Housing
According to The Urban Land Institute (ULI), homebuilders once catered to the middle-class, but new evidence points to a lack of nonsubsidized, attainable homes for…
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Challenges Combine Around Labor Shortage and Trade School Perceptions
Labor shortage, decline in workforce, trade skills gap—use whatever term you’d like, but they all amount to the same set of challenges for home building…
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Study Shows Online and On-Location Sales Must Work in Tandem
According to study results recently released by J.D. Power, Ace Hardware and True Value were among the highest ranked home improvement retailers for customer satisfaction.…
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Inline Fiberglass Launches into the Door Market
Inline Fiberglass, a company that has focused solely on fiberglass windows, is now adding fiberglass doors to its product line. Inline chief operating officer Bernard…
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Single-Family Home Sales Reflect Challenges Faced by Homebuilders
As homebuilders continue to face challenges when it comes to labor shortages, lot prices and increasing costs for materials, officials from the National Association of…
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Renewal by Andersen Announces Plans to Expand Cottage Grove Facility
Officials from Renewal by Andersen (a subsidiary of Andersen Corp.) are seeking support from government leaders in Cottage Grove, Minn., as they look to expand…
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Construction Hiring Increases as Manufacturing Employment Remains Steady
Despite a national labor shortage, the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics displays notable growth in construction employment and a steady number…
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Newpro and Thompson Creek Among Inc.’s Best Workplaces
Annually, Inc. magazine releases a list of companies the publication’s editors deem “Best Workplaces” in the U.S. Based on the results from employee surveys about…
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Jury Rules Against Okna in Discrimination Case
Following a civil discrimination trial in Pennsylvania last month, a jury determined that Okna Windows Corp. should pay former employee Jana Ratzenbeck $10,000 in punitive…