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GCP's Acquisition by Saint-Gobain Closes. Phillip.fry@gc…. Tue, 09/27/2022 - 13:22. GCP Applied Technologies. September 27, 2022. GCP Applied Technologies, a leading global provider of construction products, announced today that the agreement to be acquired by Saint-Gobain has closed. ALPHARETTA, GA – September 27, 2022 – GCP Applied Technologies, a leading global provider of construction products, announced today that the agreement to be acquired by Saint-Gobain has closed.
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Project stakeholders can now access critical model data with fewer steps; powerful new features provide greater control over cost and schedule management. New Orleans, LA., September 27, 2022 – Autodesk University – Autodesk , Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced a suite of new capabilities across Autodesk Construction Cloud , making it easier for construction project teams to use and maximize the value of BIM from the office to the field.
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Friday, September 30, 2022 | Each year, Granger Construction recognizes outstanding leadership and accomplishments among our teammates during our Annual Awards Celebration. This week, we had the privileged of celebrating our 2022 award recipients during our first ever G2 Summit: Granger Gathers event. Continuous Improvement Awards The Continuous Improvement Awards recognize outstanding performance and excellence by individuals who continually seek to implement innovative solutions in order to im
Rapport3 Tips & Tricks: Business Development Notes The Business Development Notes have been updated so you can now create a single business development note and paste it in a list of email addresses. These email addresses are automatically resolved to existing Rapport contacts for the company or company group. When creating a new note, a new bulk entry icon allows you to paste in a list of email addresses.
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