The week's business headlines

Jury finds Guardian Industries negligent in 2004 accidental death
On Oct. 25, a Clinton County, Iowa, jury found Guardian Industries negligent in the 2004 death of a truck driver at the company’s DeWitt, Iowa, float glass facility, according to an Oct. 25 article from the Quad-City Times in Iowa. The jury did not award any damages … read more

Pilkington announces plans for float plant in Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom-based glassmaker Pilkington, now part of Japan’s Nippon Sheet Glass, has entered a joint venture with Al Hamed Enterprises in Abu Dhabi to build a $200-million float glass facility in the Abu Dhabi Industrial Development Zone, according to an Oct. 31 article from the Emirates News Agency … read more

Thin-film solar-cell startup raises $35 million
Miasolé of Santa Clara, Calif., raised $35 million in venture capital funding to produce its thin-film solar cells, said David Pierce, chief executive officer, in an Oct. 27 article in Red Herring. The company wouldn’t disclose investors or terms, according to the article … read more

Southwall’s revenues down 20 percent
Southwall Technologies Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif., reported third quarter revenues of $9.6 million decreased 20 percent from $12 million in the third quarter 2005, and decreased 15 percent from $11.3 million in the second quarter 2006, according to a Nov. 2 article in The Auto Channel … read more