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VLOC, a subsidiary of II-VI Inc. (Saxonburg, PA), is consolidating its Port Richey and Tarpon Springs, FL, operations in a newly constructed 45,000-sq ft manufacturing and administration facility in Port Richey. . . . Forbes magazine lists II-VI Inc. (Saxonburg, PA) as the 57th fastest-growing company in the USA. . . .A-B Lasers (Acton, MA) will distribute the Triagon product line of industrial carbon dioxide lasers in North America. The units have been available to machine builders, system integrators, and end users in Europe since 1991. . . . The Department of Defense presented Robert Fugate, pioneer of the laser guide-star adaptive-optics technique, with the Distinguished Civilian Service Award. This is the