Proposal for Merger and Cash Distribution to MathStar Shareholders

Tuesday, November 25th 2008

PureChoice, Inc., a leading international developer and supplier of building performance software to the commercial building industry, announced that it has made a revised merger proposal to MathStar, Inc., which includes a $.75 per share cash distribution to the current MathStar shareholders. The merger offer was outlined Friday in a letter to the MathStar Board of Directors from Bryan Reichel, President and Chief Executive Officer of PureChoice.... 

Cambria Natural Quartz Surfaces and Smokey Mountain Tops Form New Exclusive Partnership

Monday, November 24th 2008

Cambria, the only producer of natural quartz surfaces in the U.S., announced today that Knoxville-based Smokey Mountain Tops is the latest Cambria fabricator business partner to be inducted into their Lexus Partner Program. The Lexus Partner Program, recently introduced by Cambria, was designed to further strengthen the relationship between Cambria and its fabricator partners as well as provide the highest possible service to the consumer. Smokey... 

Nexia Closes $2.15 Million Real Estate Sale

Monday, November 24th 2008

Nexia Holdings, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Wasatch Capital Corporation closed upon the sale of the Wallace/Bennett Buildings located at 59 West 100 South, Salt Lake City, Utah. The total sales price was $2,150,000. Wasatch owed approximately $1,145,000. CEO Richard Surber stated, “The sale of the historic property will provide much needed liquidity to propel Nexia forward with its future plans. The cash proceeds may be spent to accomplish... 

Noble Innovations Viridian Tankless Water Heater Selected Top Product for 2008 by Leading Building Industry Magazine

Monday, November 24th 2008

Noble Innovations, Inc. announced today that its Viridian® high-end, truly tankless electric tankless water heaters have been selected by Residential Design & Build magazine as #3 in its listing of the Top 100 New Products for 2008. Residential Design & Build magazine is the nation’s leading publication for designers and builders of custom homes. According to James Cole, President and CEO of Noble Innovations, “Given that the first six... 

Rohm and Haas Launches Polymer Emulsions Plant Near Moscow, Russia

Saturday, November 22nd 2008

Rohm and Haas the leading producer of specialty materials, launched a new manufacturing facility in the Ramenskoye region of Moscow. The plant was developed from a greenfield site with close proximity to key customers and with excellent access to local and imported raw materials and all key utilities. Manufacturing at the plant will be focused on additives for paint and coatings materials and adhesives. The plant has been designed with the capability... 

Businesses Believe in Green Building Benefits, According to Report from McGraw-Hill Construction

Saturday, November 22nd 2008

McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, has released its latest SmartMarket Report, Commercial and Institutional Green Building. Key findings from the report, which covers market activity, key triggers and obstacles, show an increase in the perceived value of green building among architects, engineering firms, contractors and owners over the last three years, especially as related to financial benefits: — Decreases of... 

HousePlansAndMore.com Goes “Green”

Friday, November 21st 2008

Green homebuilding is undeniably the hottest trend in the housing industry. The growing concern for protecting the environment and energy efficiency has filtered into just about every product market imaginable, and has generated the focus for the latest additions to HDA’s home plan web site www.houseplansandmore.com. At House Plans and More, customers can easily find this terrific new green section by clicking the green box labeled, “Green... 

LaPolla Reports Third Quarter Profit

Friday, November 21st 2008

LaPolla Industries, Inc. (OTC BB:LPAD.OB ) (“LaPolla”), a leading manufacturer and supplier of spray foam insulation and coatings designed to reduce energy consumption in the commercial and residential new construction and retrofit markets, today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. “LaPolla continues to grow sales dramatically despite the current economic crisis. Mainstream acceptance... 

Integrity Block Selected as BuildingGreen Top-10 Product for 2008

Friday, November 21st 2008

Integrity Block has been selected as one of BuildingGreen’s 2008 Top-10 Green Building Products by the editors of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec®. This seventh annual award recognizes the most innovative and exciting green building products added to the GreenSpec® Directory during the past year or covered in Environmental Building News. “Our selections of the Top-10 Green Building Products represent a wide range of product... 

Certified Green Dealer Customer Survey Reveals Broad Satisfaction with the Program and Content

Friday, November 21st 2008

The Certified Green Dealer™ Program, which certifies that building material dealer sales personnel have received green training—today announced results of a survey of the dealers in the Program, which was conducted by Propel Marketing Group, a North Carolina-based marketing agency. The results show broad satisfaction with the Program and its contents. A remarkable 93% of participating dealers would recommend the Program to other lumberyards. An...