Minnesota business newspaper Finance & Commerce carried a story Monday about the state’s window industry and its constant efforts to pursue greater energy efficiency. Reporter Dan Heilman writes: “In the marketplace today, consumers have created a big demand for energy-efficient products,” said Christine Marvin, head of product planning for Marvin Windows. “Fortunately, we were there [...]
Builder magazine’s editorial director Boyce Thompson sat for a pair of video interviews with architect Bill Devereaux and builder Bill Davidson, who are among the most recent inductees into Builder’s William S. Marvin Hall of Fame for Design Excellence. In the interviews, Devereaux and Davidson discuss weighty topics such as what helped pull the housing [...]
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has compiled a list of 10 business newsmakers to watch in 2012, and Susan Marvin, president of Marvin Windows and Doors, is in great company on that list. The list also includes Narayana Kocherlakota, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; Omar Ishrak, CEO of Medtronic; and William Cooper, chairman [...]
We were touched to see this lovely column in the Grand Forks Herald by Tom Dennis: “Marvin Windows is Warroad’s ‘Christmas Carol.’ ” Since President Obama praised our commitment to community and employees in his speech last week, we’ve been getting a lot of nice pats on the back from friends, dealers and others who [...]
Following yesterday’s mention of Marvin Windows and Door by President Obama, both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times‘ blogs mentioned the company’s no-layoff policy. President Obama’s remarks we’re inspired by a feature story written by the New York Times‘ Andrew Martin who visited Warroad and saw firsthand our commitment to the community [...]
Today, in Osawatomie, Kan., President Obama recognized Marvin’s commitment to its workforce and community. The remarks shared by C-Span can be seen below; Marvin Windows and Doors is addressed at 52:30. President Obama’s remarks: “In the end, rebuilding this economy based on fair play, a fair shot and a fair share will require all of [...]
We recently hosted a half-dozen top editors from the Hanley Wood building publications on a visit to our main factory in Warroad, Minn. It was a great trip and the participants seemed to really be interested in seeing how our windows and doors are made. Now one of our visitors, Lauren Hunter, has posted a [...]
In an article in the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald, a major regional daily newspaper near Marvin Windows’s home town of Warroad, Minn., president Susan Marvin discussed the company’s financial outlook for the year ahead. Marvin Windows will not be laying off workers nor closing factories. However, Marvin employees will not be receiving a year-end bonus [...]
Susan Marvin, president of Marvin Windows and Doors, appeared today on Bloomberg TV’s “Bottom Line.” In this 6-minute interview, Susan discusses Marvin’s emphasis on taking the long view of what’s best for the company and its communities. Marvin believes its employees and their skills are its most valuable resource — and that’s why the company [...]
Lou Manfredini, a regular contributor to the TODAY Show and USA Weekend, stopped by NBC Philadelphia to share a few tips for improving your home’s performance this winter. Noting that drafty windows are a heat-loss culprit, Lou said that homeowners can increase the energy efficiency up to 70 percent when they replace an old window [...]
