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2016 May

In Memoriam: Patrick D. Finley

Patrick D. Finley, the general president of the Operative Plasterers’ & Cement Masons’ International Association of the United States and Canada since January 2007, passed away April 10, 2016, at his home in Morrisville, Pa....

2016 April

Dryvit President/CEO Elected President of EIMA

Dryvit Systems, Inc. President and CEO Mike Murphy has been elected president of the EIFS Industry Members Association. He will serve in his new role for a two-year term that began in February.      ...

2016 April

Aerosmith Promotes Kudlak to GM

Don Kudlak has been promoted to General Manager of Aerosmith Fastening Systems, Indianapolis, and is responsible for all company sales, manufacturing, product development and product management.      Kudlak’s has been with Aerosmith for more...

2016 March

AMES Appoints New Vice President of Stores

AMES Taping Tools, Stone Mountain, Ga., has announced that Matt Ladd has been appointed as its new vice president of stores.      Ladd brings with him 19 years of experience in the construction and...

2016 March

Dryvit Systems Bolsters Sales Operation with Two New Hires

Dryvit Systems, Inc., West Warwick, R.I., has announced two new hires for its North American sales operation. John Higgins of Huntington Beach, Calif., has been named regional sales manager, and Josh Rupe of Orting, Wash.,...

2016 March

NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe to Retire

The National Association of Home Builders has announced that Chief Economist David Crowe, Ph.D., will retire on March 18 of this year. Robert D. Dietz, Ph.D., NAHB’s vice president for tax and market analysis, will...

2016 February

Niles Building Products Promotes Howlett

Niles Building Products, Niles, Ohio, announces that George Howlett has been promoted to the newly created position of branch manager for the Jacksonville, Fla., location. Howlett joined Niles in January 2013 as an inside sales...

2016 February

CEMCO® President Retires, Replacement Named

CEMCO, located in Los Angeles, announces the retirement of Richard D. Poliquin, the company’s president and founding partner, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Poliquin has been honored by the company’s Board of Directors, presenting him with...

January 2016

SOPREMA® Offers Scholarship for Building Envelope Students

SOPREMA® announces its new scholarship program. The SOPREMA Scholarship was founded to assist students pursuing a degree in architecture, engineering, construction management or a similar field at an accredited four-year college or university....