In an ongoing effort to better serve its customer base of independent retailers, PPG Architectural Coatings, a business of PPG Industries, has announced the launch of the all-new PPG Pittsburgh Paints brand, combining the heritage and ...
Tags: contractors, professional painters, homeowners, Construction
PPG Industries has announced that David B. Navikas, senior vice president, strategic planning and corporate development, will retire effective March 1. “PPG has benefited greatly from David’s deep knowledge of our ...
Tags: coatings business portfolio, chief financial officer, Construction
The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition (MassBike) board of directors has named Richard Fries to serve as its new executive director after an extensive search and interview process. His appointment comes as new investments in infrastructure and ...
Sherwin-Williams has opened its 4,000th retail location in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean. The nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies has opened its newest location in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. “The ...
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The PPG Industries Foundation recently donated more than $55,000 to seven organizations for education-related initiatives in the Greater Pittsburgh area, where the company maintains its global headquarters and several facilities. The grants ...
Kiosks will open later this month in two stores. Toys R Us in the US is to pilot in-store 3D printing kiosks. The kiosks will open later this month in two TRU stores across the states, offering customer the chance to create toys and ...
Tags: 3D Printing, Toys
US-based Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey have selected Wilson-McGinley as their new partner for distribution in the state of Pennsylvania. An agreement to this effect was signed between Port Brewing, The Lost Abbey, and Wilson-McGinley, ...
Tags: Port Brewing, Lost Abbey, Food
PPG Industries' North American architectural coatings business has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Westmoreland Supply, an independent architectural paint distributor headquartered in Pittsburgh. The transaction is expected to ...
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Monsanto today announced the appointment of Leticia Gonalves to the role of President of its European Row Crops business. Gonalves takes over from José Manuel Madero, who was recently appointed to the role of International Business ...
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Bayer AG CEO Marijn Dekkers said Thursday’s announcement it will separate its MaterialScience business won’t have an immediate impact on local operations at one of the Pittsburgh region’s biggest employers. Bayer ...
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In booth 419 at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE 2014) in Pittsburgh, PA, USA (14–18 September), GaN Systems Inc of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a fabless developer of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power switching ...
Improved performance in Bayer AG’s Life Science business helped its profit jump 14 percent in the second quarter. On Wednesday, the Germany-based company reported a net profit of 953 million euros ($1.28 billion) in the quarter, ...
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Buck Knives announces the appointment of Jacob Siembida to the newly-created position of Multimedia Services Manager. Siembida was the senior web developer for Flambeau Inc. in Middlefield, Ohio and he has a degree in media arts and ...
PHILADELPHIA (July 21, 2014) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and TRANSFLO Terminal Services, Inc., a company that transfers bulk commodities between railcars and trucks, have entered into an administrative agreement ...
WASHINGTON – On Monday, July 28 at 9 a.m. EDT, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will discuss the importance of public input on the proposed Clean Power Plan. Next week, there will be four, two-day ...
Tags: EPA, Input, Office Supplies