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CustomRetailer magazine is conducting a survey on the question of “Are You Managing Your Projects or Are They Managing You?” You can take the survey by clicking here; results will be published in the August 2008 issue of CustomRetailer magazine.
Over 200 people gathered April 30 through May 2 at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas Texas, for the third annual CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles Forum. The purpose of the EL Forum is to educate, network and build relationships between architects, builders, interior designers and electronic systems contractors (ESCs).
The second annual Savant Dealer Conference was held May 2 through 4 in Chatham, Mass. Approximately 70 dealers—60 percent of which were already authorized Savant dealers-- accepted the invitation to come and as company President Jim Carroll expressed, enjoy the beauty, tranquility and technology of Cape Cod, where Savant is based.
DBL Distributing plans to shift the majority of its warehousing and shipping operations from the company’s Scottsdale, Ariz., headquarters to larger facilities in California and Pennsylvania owned by its parent company, Ingram Micro.
Planar Systems’ home theater chief, Scott Hix, will leave the company, after Planar reported a quarterly loss of $5.2 million, according to the Portland Business Journal.
Bang & Olufsen has named Kalle Hvidt Nielsen as its new president and chief executive, and he will take over the position on Aug. 1, the company announced Tuesday.
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