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As far as the eye can see, AMERICAN Ductile Iron pipe lies ready for installation
on the Lake Gaston Water Supply Project -- a $150-million job for the City
of Virginia Beach, Virginia. <A HREF="spring-summer97/feature.html">Click here to go to the rest of the story</A>. <BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2">AMERICAN President and Chief Executive Officer Van Richey writes on the
importance that training programs play in building and maintaining a top-notch
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<FONT SIZE="2">Virginia Beach, Virginia, spends $150 million on a major water supply project
that includes approximately 35 miles of AMERICAN Ductile Iron pipe </FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2">A 6,300-acre land treatment system in Jacksonville, North Carolina, features
more than 10 miles of AMERICAN Flex-Ring® pipe</FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2">PIPE PROGRESS lists some of AMERICAN's larger projects throughout the United
States</FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2">Central Florida has been good for Wharton-Smith, Inc., which used AMERICAN
Ductile Iron pipe recently on two of the company's largest-ever jobs</FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2">A look at ACIPCO goings-on a half-century ago</FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2">A look at changes and updates in AMERICAN's product line</FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2">AMERICAN Technical Director Ben Helton explains what ISO 9000 means to you,
the customer </FONT><BR>
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<P><I><FONT SIZE="2">PIPE PROGRESS is published by the AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company. Address
communications to Phil Selig, Manager, Marketing Services, P.O. Box 2727,
Birmingham, AL 35202-2727. Telephone: 205 325-7730; E-mail: <A HREF="mailto:pselig@acipco.com">pselig@acipco.com</FONT></I></A><BR>
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