WASHINGTON—U.S. Congressmen Dave Reichert and Ron Kind introduced the S Corporation Modernization Act (H.R. 2788) last month. This proposed bipartisan legislation would give tax relief to the many S corporations among HARDI’s membership by allowing them to have better access to capital and to more easily compete and hire new workers.
OLATHE, Kan.—Bill Crooks has joined Grundfos Pumps Corp. as customer service center director responsible for overseeing customer service and applications engineering teams at the company’s Olathe, Kansas-facility.
COLUMBUS, Ohio—HARDI recently announced the creation of its first “40 Under 40” list, recognizing the top 40 industry employees younger than 40. The list will be published in a spring issue of Distribution Center Magazine.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Al Mejia was recently named vice president and general manager of Hart & Cooley. In the role, Mejia will lead the continued success of Hart & Cooley’s sales, operations and HVAC product development, including grilles, registers and diffusers, flexible ducting, venting and access doors.
COLUMBUS, Ohio—HARDI recently announced its speaker lineup for the fourth and final Focus Conference of 2015, Operations & Logistics, which takes place Sept. 20 - 22, in Baltimore.
Available on 2- to 6-ton horizontal and vertical Versatec Base, Versatec Ultra Envision2 Compact, and 7- to 25-ton horizontal and vertical Envision XL products, this new option allows the use of a building’s interior loop water to provide “free” cooling.
During the symposium, participants explored new opportunities in building integration strategy opened by developments in Internet building interface and sensor technology, experiments in community-scale building performance initiatives, and often-overlooked dynamics in building-grid management.
Highlights from 2014 include a year-over-year increase in the number of Hypertherm associates volunteering in the community, a decrease in emissions and landfill waste, and the expansion of the company’s on-site wellness facility.