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1980 Construction
Contracts Forecast
At $169.5 Billion

Construction contracts in 1980 will total $169.5 billion, 2 percent more than the anticipated level of $165.5 billion in 1979. But after accounting for the impact of inflation, the a

Norton to Build New Facility in Alabama

The Norton Co.'s board of directors has approved plans to build a $19.1 million addition to its zirconia-alumina material manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Ala.

The facility, to be managed by Nor

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National Gypsum Co., Dallas, Texas, has elected Robert E. Scifres to the newly created post of vice chairman of the board and C. Rex Morgan to the position of group vice president for its Cement, DMH Ma