True Black to the Core — BlackCore™ by Elevate Windows and Doors

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True Black to the Core — BlackCore™ by Elevate Windows and Doors

2025-12-19 00:22 Last Updated At：00:41

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 18, 2025--

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower,” Steve Jobs said. Elevate Windows and Doors believes its BlackCore™ windows exemplify this philosophy.

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Not all black vinyl windows are created equal and Elevate's BlackCore™, a new color option from the Elevate Inspire Series, proves it. Engineered for durability, long-lasting color, and modern performance, BlackCore™ delivers premium style and exceptional quality.

“We believe these windows raise the standard for black vinyl windows,” Jim Robinson said. “Thoughtful design and high-performance engineering set them apart from the crowd.” Robinson is co-owner of Elevate.

BlackCore™ is black to the core, with color extending through the entire frame for a flawless, uniform look. It comes with double strength glass, is heavier by design, and offers all the style of premium black windows without the premium price. With no extended turnaround time, builders and distributors can easily integrate BlackCore™ into projects without delays.

"Black windows have become a lasting design trend, providing versatility for all types of architecture,” Staci Belew said. “Residential customers and design professionals are seeking windows that blend style with lasting performance, and BlackCore™ delivers exactly that." Belew is vice president of sales and marketing for Elevate.

The December launch of the BlackCore™ lineup includes single-hung windows, picture windows, and horizontal slider windows. Casement windows and patio doors will launch in the first quarter of 2026.

"BlackCore™ is an important next step in our product lineup," James Gresham said. Gresham is co-owner of Elevate. "This launch represents years of development, testing, and collaboration. The result is a product line we’re deeply invested in and proud to introduce."

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About Elevate Windows & Doors

Elevate Windows and Doors, LLC, is one of the top manufacturers of contemporary, energy efficient windows and doors for the residential housing market. Headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas, Elevate believes that the key to their success is producing a well-designed product, delivered on time, and packaged with exceptional customer service.

Putin tells his annual news conference that the Kremlin's military goals will be achieved in Ukraine

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s troops were advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine, voicing confidence that the Kremlin's military goals would be achieved nearly four years after he ordered troops into the neighboring country.

Speaking at his highly orchestrated year-end news conference, Putin declared that Russian forces have “fully seized strategic initiative” and would make more gains by the year's end.

In the early days of the conflict in 2022, Ukraine's forces managed to thwart an attempt by Russia’s larger, better-equipped army, to capture the capital of Kyiv. But the fighting soon settled into grinding battles, and Moscow's troops have made slow but steady progress over the years. Putin frequently touts this progress — even though it is not the lightning advance many expected.

“Our troops are advancing all across the line of contact, faster in some areas or slower in some others, but the enemy is retreating in all sectors,” Putin said at the annual live news conference, which is combined with a nationwide call-in show that offers Russians across the country the opportunity to ask questions of their leader.

Putin, who has ruled the country for 25 years, has used the event to cement his power and air his views on domestic and global affairs.

This year, observers are watching particularly for Putin’s remarks on Ukraine and the peace plan put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump. Despite an extensive diplomatic push, Washington's efforts have run into sharply conflicting demands from Moscow and Kyiv.

Putin reaffirmed that Moscow was ready for a peaceful settlement that would address the “root causes” of the conflict, a reference to the Kremlin’s tough conditions for a deal.

Earlier this week, Putin warned that Moscow would seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin’s demands.

The Russian leader wants all the areas in four key regions captured by his forces, as well as the Crimean Peninsula, illegally annexed in 2014, to be recognized as Russian territory. He has also insisted that Ukraine withdraw from some areas in eastern Ukraine that Moscow’s forces haven’t captured yet. Kyiv has publicly rejected all these demands.

The Kremlin has also insisted that Ukraine abandon its bid to join the Western NATO military alliance and warned that it wouldn't accept the deployment of any troops from NATO members and would view them as “legitimate target.”

Putin also has repeatedly said that Ukraine must limit the size of its army and give official status to the Russian language — demands he has made from the onset of the conflict.

Asked this week about whether Ukraine could abandon its bid to join NATO, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his "position remains unchanged.”

″The United States don’t see us in NATO, for now," he said. “Politicians change.”

As it faces grinding Russian advances across the front line and relentless attacks on its energy facilities, Ukraine is in on the verge of bankruptcy — and it desperately needs more cash from its Western allies.

On Friday, European Union leaders agreed to provide a massive interest-free loan, but they failed to bridge differences with Belgium that would have allowed them to use frozen Russian assets to raise the funds.

The leaders worked deep into night to reassure Belgium, where most of the frozen assets are held, that they would protect it from any retaliation from Moscow if it backed the plan, but as the talks bogged down the leaders eventually opted to borrow the money on capital markets.

Putin commented that using the Russian assets to help Kyiv would have amounted to “robbery,” adding that the move would have spooked investors, “dealing not only an image blow but undermining confidence in the eurozone.”