John Van Dine is a chemical engineer who founded Sage Electrochromics 20 years ago.

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Short term, the facility has created more than 200 construction jobs, and ultimately the factory will employ 160 to 200 people, Van Dine said.

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Not surprisingly, Van Dine of Sage, the electrochromics manufacturer, disagrees.

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John Van Dine, Sage's founder, says his company is about to invest in a new production facility that should reduce costs enough to make electrochromic windows competitive for homes by 2010.

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Beautiful as Van Dijck was, I opted instead to dine at the French-Japanese Restaurant Roji around the corner.

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