“Annual reports have turned into workhorse communications that need to strongly represent the full brand and company. They are intended to show stability and consistency, but especially in a down economy, no one wants to look too flashy to investors and stakeholders.”

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Enhancing efficient use of renewable energy, three of the 20 entries in the 2011 Solar Decathlon feature triple pane windows from Kolbe: Appalachian State University, Purdue University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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This new program offers a system for members to purchase annual licenses in order to offer electronic versions of AAMA publications in an effort to make AAMA’s technical information resources more readily available to their employees.

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An updated specification establishing minimum performance requirements for sunrooms has been jointly released by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), the National Patio Enclosure Association (NPEA) and the National Sunroom Association (NSA).

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Wayne Storie, CSI-CCPR, has been named as Tubelite Inc.’s client development manager serving Maryland, northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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More than 33% of exhibitors have a LinkedIn company or group listing

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The original building, opened in 1883, provided the setting for the 1975 Oscar-winning film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

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“From eye-popping direct mail, brochures and annual reports; to cool menus, cards, invitations; to luxury packaging and box wraps for everything from perfume to champagne – the shine and shimmer of Metallics interplays with printed images in interesting ways.”

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The new Curious Collection® swatchbook introduces Curious Cosmic®, a new, tactile, metallic sheet; six HP Indigo Certified, digital-size items; and three new colors in Curious Metallics®.

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The book presents an uplifting collection of award-winning work that demonstrates the effective, creative role that print communication plays in the marketing mix. Skyscrapers and architectural design icons accentuate the showbook’s theme.

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