Name: Vincent Grieco
Title: NY Metro Sales and Technical Manager
Company Name: Crystal Window & Door Systems
Q: The approximate number of years you have been a subscriber and/or how the NYREJ has been a benefit to you and/or your business:
A: Subscriber for 16 years. NYREJ is where I track new construction and real estate developments for follow-up with architects and owners. It's a great place for Crystal's projects and new products to be highlighted.
Q: The approximate year you discovered the NYREJ and what business you were in at the time:
A: I joined Crystal as a sales rep in 1998 and started reading NYREJ on day one.
Q: Your most memorable "15 minutes of fame" in the NYREJ:
A: In a January 2001 NYREJ, I was quoted in a story on the installation of Crystal windows at Renaissance Plaza in Harlem.
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