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  • Going green: Home decor that celebrates the color of shamrocks and springtime
    3/18/19

    Green means go. It is the color of four-leaf clovers and the first sign of spring — which, by the way, begins officially March 20. It’s also sprouting up in seemingly every category of home furnishings and decor. ... One sophisticated take on the hue — called Night Watch — was chosen after months...

  • Reality Realty: Siblings transform Steel City homes
    3/18/19

    The breakout success of HGTV’s “Restored by the Fords” is only enhanced by co-host Leanne Ford’s uncanny likeness to Diane Keaton — right down to Keaton’s voice, laugh, mannerisms and affable demeanor. ... Leanne: White is a breather. It lets people relax. It’s the blank canvas, right? The silence...

  • DIY Fades as Paintmakers Cater to a New Favorite: Do-It-For-Me
    2/22/19

    ...North American homeowners are abandoning do-it-yourself projects in record numbers to go with the pros, making “do-it-for-me” the largest and fastest growing sector of the market, according to Sherwin-Williams Co. The trend is a boon for contractor-focused paint shops owned by Sherwin, PPG...

  • So Long, Infotainment-Screen Fingerprints
    2/21/19

    ...Car companies are looking to adapt the coatings used on the latest cellphones to vehicle screens and shiny black interior trim. ... We recently had a chance to try one of the new screen coatings courtesy of manufacturing giant PPG Industries. The company provided us with a sample of its anti-...

  • PPG Aerospace Conversion Coating Qualified to U. S. Military Specs
    2/15/19

    PPG announced that PPG RECC 3007 aerospace conversion coating has been qualified to U. S. Military Specification MIL-C-81706, Type II, Class 3, Form IV, Method A. It is the first non-chrome aerospace pretreatment coating to be qualified to the U.S. Department of Defense’s specification for...

  • National Academy of Engineering Elects PPG’s Anil Kumar
    2/08/19

    The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr. said.

    PPG’s Anil Kumar, associate fellow, specialty coatings and materials (based in Monroeville, Pennsylvania) was among the 86 – and the first company employee recognized...

  • World's Most Admired Companies 2019
    1/22/19

    (Editor's note: PPG is ranked third in the Chemicals category).

    Which companies are most respected? Some 3,750 executives, analysts, directors, and experts voted—and here are the results. ...

  • Women & Business February 2019: Malesia Dunn
    1/17/19

    Malesia Dunn grew up in Kansas City, Mo., before communications careers in fields such as TV news, consumer goods, healthcare and oil and gas took her to places like Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey and London. She came to Pittsburgh and stayed for about 15 years, then spent a couple years in...

  • Best Employers for Diversity 2019
    1/15/19

    While many organizations have struggled to cultivate cultures that welcome and support all workers, some have been making progress. Forbes set out to identify the companies doing just that with our annual ranking of America's Best Employers For Diversity … PPG ranked No. 297....

  • RIGHT AT HOME: Black walls make a quiet comeback
    1/02/19

    Dee Schlotter, PPG’s senior color marketing manager, says using black on feature walls, interior surfaces and furniture serves as an anchor to neutrals, patterns and mixed materials, and provides a solid, classic element in any room while creating a sense of space and quiet.

    Her color team liked...


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