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Command Alkon adds dashboard, mobile computing capabilities in 323 deal

Sources: Command Alkon, Birmingham, Ala.; CP staff

Command Alkon has announced purchase of the Scout and Compass products from Ironwood, Ala.-based 323 Solutions, Inc., pioneers of mobile sales automation and mobile reporting tools for construction materials producers.

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Lanxess moves first in certifying iron oxide pigments’ recycled content

Source: Lanxess Inorganic Pigments, Pittsburgh

Bayferrox iron oxide pigments have earned Recycled Content Certification from Scientific Certification Systems Inc./SCS Global Services, a California-based product auditing, testing, and standards development firm.

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OSHA cites silica fume processor following plant fatality

Sources: Occupational Safety and Health Administration; CP staff

OSHA has cited Globe Metallurgical Inc., a leading source of concrete-grade silica fume, with five safety violations following the death of an employee who fell 16 ft. off a fixed ladder while working in a feeder tunnel at the company’s two-furnace, Selma, Ala., silicon metal plant.

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Wright’s precast housing system shines at new SC Johnson exhibit

Sources: SC Johnson, Racine, Wis.; CP staff

“Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Vision Of The American Home” opened May 3 at The SC Johnson Gallery: At Home with Frank Lloyd Wright, located on the consumer products giant’s headquarters campus.

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Tilt-Up group calls for award entries

Source: Tilt-Up Concrete Association, Mount Vernon, Iowa

TCA is accepting through June 21 entries in the 2013 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards, honoring projects that use site-cast tilt-up walls to introduce new building types, advance industry technology, and provide owners unique solutions.

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