Ware Malcomb announced July 11 that Sergio Valentini, AIA, has been promoted to principal in the Los Angeles office. In this role, Valentini is responsible for the continued leadership and growth of the office.

On July 11, WernerCo was recognized by Fast Company for innovation in product development, job site safety initiatives and workplace culture. WernerCo was recognized on the annual list of Best Workplaces for Innovators among notable consumer, technology and financial services brands.

L&W Supply has announced the opening of L&W Supply Oklahoma City South, located at 11301 South I-44 Service Road in Oklahoma City. Commercial and residential contractors in the Oklahoma City metro area will now have a new option for fulfilling their building product needs.

Drexel Metals, a provider of engineered metal roofing systems, introduced new architectural wall panels and a comprehensive gutter system for residential and commercial projects to the marketplace.

Brian Martin has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing at Arcitell LLC. Martin has been with Arcitell for two years, leading the company’s Qora Cladding brand, a patented fiber-reinforced polymer siding panel replicating the look and feel of stone, brick and wood.

The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute has announced the winners of its 2023 CFSEI Design Excellence and Creative Detail awards. This year’s awards were presented during the 2023 CFSEI Expo, held May 8-10 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans.

Saint-Gobain announced plans to invest $235 million in expanding its CertainTeed gypsum manufacturing facility in Palatka, Florida, doubling production capacity and installing high-efficiency equipment, further reducing its carbon footprint.

A 20-year-old construction worker passed away after being crushed in a job site accident at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, Australia, according to Giselle Wakatama of ABC Newcastle.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Federal Trade Commission jointly committed to an all-hands-on-deck effort “to investigate, challenge and combat discrimination based on automated systems” now that “social media platforms, banks, landlords, employers and other businesses…rely on artificial intelligence, algorithms and other data tools to automate decision-making and to conduct business” that “too often result…in discriminatory outcomes.”

Most architectural firms are small practices with fewer than 20 employees, which according to Joshua Zinder, AIA — managing partner of JZA+D, the 14-person integrated design firm he founded in 2006 — puts them in a position to produce important innovation and bring value and growth to their communities.