| September 30, 2008 | Vol 3, Num 39 |
 |
 |
 |
How has last week’s financial collapse affected your business? Are you
|
Not making any changes yet |
79% |
|
Raising prices |
6% |
|
Laying off employees |
5% |
|
Putting a moratorium on capital expenditures/hiring |
4% |
|
Cutting back on advertising |
3% |
|
Cutting back on traveling/training |
3% |
|
|
 |
News to know
GlassBuild America attracts 485 exhibitors
GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo is just six days away at the Las Vegas Convention Center. In 2008, 485 companies will showcase their products at GlassBuild America, which will feature 161,260 net square feet of exhibit space. The show will host 113 first-time exhibiting companies. ... read more
More top stories
Business updates
|
 |
glassblog
|
VIDEO: IG certification at a glance
Watch a video of interviews with IG certification experts John Kent, administrative manager for the Insulating Glass Certification Council, Sackets Harbor, N.Y.; Tracy Rogers, technical director for Edgetech I.G. Inc., Cambridge, Ohio; and Margaret Webb, executive director for the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance, Ottawa, Ontario. ... read more
|
 |
Product spotlight
|
Cutting optimizer
Ajax, Ontario-based Simplicity Computer Solutions released YieldGenie optimizing software. ... read more
|
 |
Risk tip of the week
|
Reducing motor vehicle risks
Traffic accidents are the No. 1 cause of on-the-job fatalities, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Effective risk management can reduce the number of injuries and deaths, and the potential liability lawsuits that may result from accidents in which employees were involved. ... read more
|
|
 |
|
|
| Project news
Ohio school gains plenty of naturally lighted space
"The main 40-foot curtain wall oversees Interstate 75 northbound and southbound. About 30 feet up, the word 'Penta' with letters about 10-feet tall is silk screened on the glass. You can see it from about two miles away, and at night they light up the entire curtain wall so you can read 'Penta' from way down on I-75." – Walt Erickson, senior project estimator, Interstate Commercial Glass and Door Inc.
Learn about the basics, the players, and the glass and systems involved with this Great glazing |
|
 |
Brought to you by the National Glass Association, publisher of Glass Magazine and GlassMagazine.com
Contact Us | If you would like to unsubscribe from this e-mail, please click here
To ensure delivery of e-glass weekly, please add 'eglassweekly@glassmagazine.com'
to your email address book. If you are still having problems receiving our emails,
see our whitelisting page for more details: http://news.glassmagazine.net/issues/whitelisting.html
|
|