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Pella Corporation was recently highlighted on NBC Nightly News for its intentional focus on employee retention following the period known as the 'great resignation.' The company has seen a 36% increase in employee retention across the organization, which it attributes to its approaches around scheduling and manufacturing floor improvements as well as leadership development and increased wages. The company has also invested $30 million in community development needs like childcare and housing in its headquarters of Pella, Iowa to attract and retain top talent. This notable success comes amidst signs of a softening labor market, with job openings down 18.3% from their March 2022 peak.

As much as 95 percent of window and door callbacks are due to improper window installation. Read about how Pella's ProInstall program, providing window and door installation by Pella’s own installers, is helping increase productivity on the jobsite and off-set the labor and skills shortage

Improving employee wellness and productivity is top of mind for employers fighting to outpace hiring and retention needs in today’s challenging labor market. Read about the ways Pella is blazing the trail for employee wellness initiatives, even landing a spot on Fast Company's list of World's Most Innovative Companies.

If your home is feeling drafty or your utility bill keeps climbing for seemingly no reason, it may be time to get some new windows. Among national window brands, Pella was named overall Best Window Replacement Company of 2023 by Better Homes & Gardens. Read about what made Pella their top choice.

A dream home is defined not only by its fine furnishings and high-end finishes. Check out House Beautiful's 2022 Whole Home in Atlanta, featuring Pella's custom wood windows throughout.

Pella Corporation took home The Architect’s Newspaper’s 8th Annual Best of Products Award for Hidden Screen, a hassle-free window screen that appears when you want it and folds away when you don’t, giving homeowners a crystal-clear view and improved curb appeal. Read what they had to say and view the full list of winners.

Read how the latest window and door products raise the bar on innovation and convenience, including Pella's new Hidden Screen.

Hidden Screen has made Good Housekeeping magazine's inaugural list of 2022 Home Reno Award winners. The experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute were sent the Hidden Screen where they reviewed its functionality and durability. Read what they had to say about it and view the full list of winner.

If you're thinking of switching out your front door look no further than the latest issue of HGTV Magazine. Pella's mahogany front door is featured as the Front Door of the Month.

70,000 people nationwide participated in Forbes' fourth annual survey focused on finding "America's Best Employers" and Pella Corporation was named the best company to work for in Iowa.

Pella Corp. has offices and manufacturing plants in more than 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada. But one of the toughest jobs, say executives at this closely held maker of windows and doors, is convincing workers to locate here in its hometown, a rural city of about 10,000 residents 45 miles southeast of Des Moines. Read how the company is spending $30 million hoping to get people to move to its headquarters in the digital and print edition. *Subscription to The Wall Street Journal is required.

Remodelers have spoken and Pella Easy-Slide Operator is one of their most requested products in 2022. Easy-Slide Operator continues to impress with its slim, sleek design and easy-to-use functionality it is changing the way we open and close windows. Read more to see what products were the most requested among remodelers in 2022.

After two years of renovations on the Park House, Jonathan and Zooey are finally ready to give you a tour of their new home -- complete with large windows and glass-paneled doors throughout the home, from Pella. Read more to see how the couple transformed their 1938 home.

Intuitively designed, the screen appears when you open your window and folds away when the window is closed. It is the latest innovation following the company’s award-winning launch of last year’s Easy-Slide Operator hardware solution.

Few C-suite job descriptions include being smeared with baked goods, but for Pella’s Joher Akolawala, getting a pie in the face last November was just another day in the life—and another step toward broadening the diversity, equity and inclusion conversation among employees.

Pella Corp. takes more than a single day to celebrate National Skilled Trades Day; it’s an ongoing conversation at Pella Corporation’s 17 manufacturing facilities across the country. “Job security at a company where I can grow is what really excited me about joining the tech trades,” said Kate Vos, Pella technical trades apprentice and 2021 high-school graduate. “I also love that I don’t need a four-year degree or to take-on thousands of dollars in student loan debt to get a job that pays well.”

For a family of seven in the Colorado mountains, a home wrapped in redwood highlights nature inside and out. See how black steel frames around the contemporary Pella windows add dramatic contrast to the white-and-wood design.

“Room heights have gotten taller over the last decade,” says Jenn Teutken, senior manager of innovation and design for Pella. “The standard used to be 8-foot ceiling heights. Now, we’re at 10 to 12 feet on average. So, we’re seeing really big windows, larger windows and corner windows being something that’s highly desirable.”\r\n\r\nRead more to hear what window manufacturers are saying about window trends and homeowner desires.

Dotdash Meredith’s Beautiful Kitchens & Baths magazine named Easy-Slide Operator as one of the 30 Most Innovative Products for 2022. The list unveils editors’ picks for the most impressive kitchen and bath design products introduced in the past year. Easy-Slide Operator debuts as No. 6 on the list.

A window screen that hides away. A smart drain that automatically prepares the perfect bath—these product launches push homes into the next level of smart. Read more about the Hidden Screen innovation that changing the view.

Pella Corporation unveiled its latest innovation today – the Hidden Screen – and the company was met with resounding excitement from homeowners. Drawing on decades of screen design and innovation, the Hidden Screen is the industry’s first and only hidden screen for vinyl windows among leading national window brands.

The Easy-Slide Operator, designed by Pella Corporation, is a window hardware solution that delivers an entirely new way to open and close casement and awning windows. The new hardware solution is noted as winning Gold in the magazine's Most Valuable Products 2021 awards.

Eight community organizations in Central Iowa have been awarded grants from the Pella Rolscreen Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of Pella Corporation. Totaling nearly $225,000, these grants will support a variety of local programs and initiatives in communities where Pella team members live and work.

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