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.

SikaBond T100 was recently awarded the “Best of TISE” Innovation Award for Sustainability/Disruption at The International Surface Event 2023 trade show in Las Vegas. TISE, along with the awards program sponsors, hosted the “Best Of” Award programs to celebrate industry innovation and ingenuity and exhibitors’ contributions to the floor covering industry.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is inviting workplace safety stakeholders to share their comments on how the agency can best honor companies who make exceptional commitments to workplace safety and health.

Contractors encountered a wide range of price changes for key construction inputs in January, with steep increases for fuel, concrete and gypsum products offsetting sharp declines in lumber and steel prices, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released Feb. 16.

Anticipating the launch of the first phase of a transformative riverfront redevelopment in New York’s Harlem, the project leaders have announced two major sponsors and plans to add more new sponsors this year.

The Standards Council of the American Iron and Steel Institute has formed a new group that will be primarily responsible for the ongoing development of AISI S250, North American Standard for Thermal Transmittance of Building Envelopes with Cold-Formed Steel Framing.

Tangram, a curator of highly creative commercial interior environments and workspaces headquartered in Southern California, has announced Alyssa Armesto has been promoted to Vice President for Tangram Interiors of Central Valley.

ClarkDietrich has named Brian Panuccio the company’s Chief Commercial Officer, a new role that will lead the sales and marketing teams as both the company and industry continue to evolve.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the National Institute of Building Sciences and MOD X, has released the Offsite Construction for Housing: Research Roadmap, a strategic report that presents the key knowledge gaps and research needs to overcome the barriers and challenges to off-site construction.