CertainTeed Corp., Valley Forge, Pa., has begun a major multi-million dollar expansion of its Shreveport, La., roofing facility.

The White Coatings Council will service the producers and suppliers of acrylic or elastomeric (non-bituminous) coatings.

Former U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, joined thousands of volunteers from around the world in Anniston, Ala., and LaGrange and Valdosta, Ga., during Habitat for Humanity International’s Jimmy Carter Work Project 2003.

The RCMA announced the release and availability of its newest Tech Note on the subject of metal roofing.

U.S. Tile is celebrating its 30-year anniversary.

ATAS International Inc., Allentown, Pa., is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

The first North American Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities conference was held May 29-30, 2003.

John R. Burt, the founder of Duro-Last Roofing Inc., Saginaw, Mich., died on April 11, 2003, in Tampa, Fla. He was 82.

Firestone Building Products, Carmel, Ind., recently announced plans to increase investments in polyiso insulation and roofing accessory manufacturing capabilities.

The total of 412 tornadoes during the first 10 days of May was the most since record keeping began in 1950.