Since being launched in 1999, the Armstrong Ceilings Recycling Program—the nation’s first and longest-running ceilings recycling program—has diverted more than 200 million square feet of discarded ceiling materials from landfills, saving enough virgin resources to fill New York’s Central Park six times over.

The state of Minnesota has charged a Princeton, Minnesota, construction firm with workers’ compensation fraud after the firm claimed it had no employees for two years, in a piece reported by Dee DePass of the Star Tribune.

EIMA announced that Amy Schmidt of the American Chemistry Council will be speaking at the 2023 EIMA Annual Meeting. Schmidt will address the EIMA membership during the Welcome Luncheon on Wednesday, April 26 at noon.

Without a doubt one of the great industry events of the year, the NWCB always produces a top-notch show in conjunction with the WACA, WWCCA, SWACCA and media partner Walls & Ceilings.

Ware Malcomb announced that construction is complete on a new office project for Compass, the largest residential real estate brokerage in the U.S. by sales volume. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design services for the 7,000-square-foot space, located in Potomac, Maryland.

Governing for Impact and the Center for Democracy and Technology sent a letter to the White House, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health requesting that the Biden Administration direct NIOSH to study and OSHA to regulate Employer Surveillance and Algorithmic Management technology.

AD associates from the U.S., Canada and Mexico participated in a giving back event on March 9 supporting Share Food Program and Sharing Excess, two Philadelphia-area nonprofit organizations providing fresh food and nonperishable items to the local community experiencing food insecurity.

Carlisle Spray Foam Insulation announced the publication of a third-party-verified Environmental Product Declaration for its complete spray foam insulation product portfolio.

AD announced on Feb. 17 the launch of the Center for Independent Distributor Leadership, a development program designed to prepare the current and future leaders of independent distribution with the competencies and experiences to build long-term, sustainable success for their companies.

Lehigh Valley Business released its Power 100 list for 2023, and among the names was Richard Reppert Jr., President of R. L. Reppert Inc. The wall and ceiling contractor has been written and reported on several times now in Walls & Ceilings.