ELKHART, Indiana – December 2007 – As Crown International has successfully transitioned to a lean manufacturing approach over the past few years, the company’s endeavor has not gone unnoticed. As a result of dramatically streamlining its manufacturing, further improving both efficiency and product quality, Crown recently had the distinction of being a tour site for the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) 2007 International Conference in Chicago. more

San Clemente, CA–December 2007–iPort (www.iportmusic.com), the company which introduced the worlds first in-wall music system for the Apple iPod®, is becoming an important add-on feature for new homebuilders across the country. Recently, Holliday Development installed 20 in-wall iPorts into their Blue Star Corner Homes in Emeryvile, CA. more

Sight & Sound Theatres, a company which combines story, song and spectacular staging to bring biblical stories to life, is employing an inventory of Clay Paky lights to visualize and dramatize the epic shows it produces at its Strasburg, Pennsylvania Millennium Theatre. Clay Paky fixtures will also be part of the lighting complement at Sight & Sound‘s new Branson, Missouri theater which is still under construction. more