Italy's INglass Srl recently broke ground on its first facility in the US, which will be located in Byron Center, Michigan. INglass Srl, an Italian maker of molds for the plastics industry is investing $17.6 million in the West Michigan project and plans to employ 109 people over the next four years. Facility highlights The 45,000-square-foot facility, located at 920 74th St. SW in Byron Center, will house INglass’s HRSflow division, which manufactures hot runner systems for plastic injection molding. The facility will feature significant roof windows and natural daylight, and will also

Surfaces 2013 taking place January 28-31, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the annual floor covering event, which puts thousands of retailers, distributors, installers, designers and home builders face-to-face for the industry leading networking, educating, and product sourcing trade show. This year Surfaces hosts a historic event, as International Certified Floorcovering Installers Association (CFI) puts together a CFI Certification team to conduct an international Carpet Certification training on the showroom floor. Allowing installers to save over $600, Surfaces offers a special price of $495