This summer has become a pleasant surprise for window manufacturers selling the most energy efficient products, as rising energy costs are fueling the market for…
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Dale P. Webb: The Visionary Who Built Webb Mfg. into an Industry Catalyst for Custom Architectural Windows
Dale P. Webb, 86, passed away peacefully at home on April 19, 2026, from complications of a rare neurodegenerative disease. For those in the door…
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Early Bird Registration to Open for WMA’s Annual Convention and Trade Show
World Millwork Alliance (WMA) has announced that early bird registration will open April 3 for its 2026 WMA Annual Convention and Trade Show. The event…
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Shutdown Ends, but Construction Leaders Warn Recovery Won’t Be Instant
The recent lapse in federal funding is now over, as legislation extends most agencies through Jan. 30, and others through September 2026. But economic and…
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How Is the Political Climate Affecting Replacement Windows?
The current political landscape has some impacts on the replacement industry. And as is the case with anything, some impacts are positive, while others are…
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Innovation Profits
We often joke about how things were in BC (Before Covid). It is amazing how the memory of these events faded quickly but we did…
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Sticking to the Fundamentals
Last month, [DWM] published its 2024 Outlook. The full report is worth your attention, but here are a few quotes that stood out to me:…
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We are Halfway ‘Home.’ What’s the Year Looking Like?
As we start down the back half of the year (Where did the time go?), I always like to do a review of what went…
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Single-Family Starts Improving
A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that single-family starts rose to an 11-month…
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YKK AP Technologies Lab to Research Feasibility of a ‘Virtual Factory’
YKK AP Technologies Lab (NA) Inc. aims to develop a “virtual factory” to simulate engineering and supply chains. The research and development group, a spinoff…