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National Glass Association, Glass Magazine, and Architects Newspaper have joined together to bring a new and dynamic education offering to GlassBuild America.
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The City University of New York's (CUNY's) Borough of Manhattan Community College's opened the Miles and Shirley Fiterman Hall at the beginning of the 2012-13 academic year.
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