JASPER, IND.—In living up to one of its core values, Create a Safe and Healthy Work Environment, Indiana Furniture has achieved Indiana Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (INSHARP) recertification for its Flat Line Assembly plant, located in Jasper, Indiana. Less than 45 Indiana businesses have achieved INSHARP certification and they are recognized as workplace safety and health leaders. “Our goal every day is to put safety first,” stated Greg Hildenbrand, Safety and Industrial Engineering Manager for Indiana Furniture. “Receiving this recertification is a testament to the focus and dedication of our employees. Creating an ongoing safe and healthy mindset...

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND—Nespresso issued an invitation to other portioned coffee manufacturers to join its recycling program, paving the way for a global recycling scheme for aluminum coffee capsules. The move was endorsed by the Nespresso Sustainability Advisory Board (NSAB) during its annual meeting in Geneva. By inviting other portioned coffee manufacturers to join its scheme, Nespresso hopes to improve the accessibility and convenience of aluminium capsule recycling. Companies joining the Nespresso recycling program will also take part in defining the funding and governance model and encourage more widespread use of the service. Jean-Marc Duvoisin, CEO of Nespresso said: “Aluminium is a valuable...

HOUSTON—Waste Management has been named to Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s prestigious 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for the fifth consecutive year. The 20th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens list recognizes standout environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of public companies across the United States. “At Waste Management, we work every day to serve and support our communities, stakeholders and world,” said Jim Fish, President and CEO of Waste Management. “This recognition reaffirms our commitment to operate responsibly and respectfully – and to the highest environmental, social and ethical standards. It also inspires us to continue our quest for sustainable solutions, collaborative...

WEST CALDWELL, N.J.—MaxLite, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of energy-efficient lighting solutions, announced the hiring of Jeff Bristol as Vice President of Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Sales. Bristol will assist in the acceleration of the company’s growth by focusing on broadening existing distributor and agent relationships, and forming productive new C&I partnerships across the U.S. and Canada. Bristol brings to the role more than 25 years of experience in sales management and lighting, including senior leadership of distribution, OEM and consumer sales channels. Prior to joining MaxLite, Bristol spent eight years as Vice President of Sales at Universal Lighting...

EL PASO, TEXAS—The Plaza Hotel, a historic Art Deco styled 19-story hotel built in 1930 in downtown El Paso, will be undergoing a multimillion-dollar gut rehabilitation. The hotel has been out of service since the 1990s and will be brought back to life as the first 4.5-star luxury hotel in El Paso upon completion. The rehabilitation project is utilizing Texas’ Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program to finance a portion of the project through a special property assessment. Greenworks Lending will provide over $9M in capital through the program, which deems energy efficient projects as public goods. Once complete, the...

SPARTANBURG, S.C.—Innovation leader and global manufacturer Milliken & Co. announced that its Floor Covering and Specialty Interiors businesses joined forces to highlight the breadth and depth of Milliken’s hospitality product offerings at the company’s booth at the 2019 HD Expo in Las Vegas last week. Milliken featured both flooring and interior upholstery products, including the revolutionary sustainable performance fabric, Breathe by Milliken. The Milliken booth featured a Breathe by Milliken-covered sofa from Younger Furniture in Tweed, one of Breathe’s recycled polyester fiber options. A limited quantity of bags made with Breathe by Milliken remnant fabric through Milliken Specialty Interiors’ relationship...

PHILADELPHIA—I-Star Lighting, an innovative global supplier of LED lighting fixtures, LED drivers, and advanced solid-state lighting controls, has developed a lighting system that enables users to program a full range of color temperatures and dimming options to adjust light output throughout the course of the day to provide a healthier, more human-centric lighting environment for interior lights. The I-Star Circadian System natural spectrum lighting combines several different I-Star technology innovations to produce a user-friendly, simplified lighting and control system. “This year we are introducing the I-Star Circadian System, featuring natural spectrum LED light fixtures integrated with our innovative wireless lighting...

SAN FRANCISCO—Volta, an industry leader in developing innovative and highly-used electric vehicle charging networks, revealed a new visual direction with the debut of a completely reimagined charging station to go with its business model. The design embodies a decade of experience in building charging infrastructure that is economically viable, free to drivers and optimized for the rapidly growing electric vehicle community. The station cuts a slim airfoil-like silhouette with design focused on both the experience of the user and the impact to the community. Throughout the charging process, the station communicates real-time status using emotive and intuitive external lighting. A...

AUSTIN, TEXAS—AEV Technologies, Inc., designer and manufacturer of compact, light-duty emissions-free electric vehicles for urban, commercial, consumer and government markets, together with Club Car, a global leader in golf, consumer and utility vehicles and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, announce a partnership that will provide new, all-electric utility vehicle opportunities for both companies. The partnership leverages AEV Technologies’ expertise in manufacturing and designing high quality, automotive-grade electric vehicles, and its established and proven international supply chain, with Club Car’s extensive dealer network and more than 60 years of experience in providing innovative solutions that meet ever-evolving customer needs. AEV and Club...

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.—The old TWA terminal at JFK Airport has come back to life as a 512-room world class hotel. The TWA hotel will feature ultra-quiet guestrooms with CKI’s Eco Cloud Mattress Topper on every bed. “We were selected for this project by the world famous design team at the Parker Company, and we couldn’t be happier to be able to give the guests of the TWA a sleep experience like no other,” says Steven Gordon, CKI’s President. Each Eco Cloud Topper is generously filled with unique polyester cluster fibers to provide an extraordinary level of comfort, support, and resiliency...