Joel Spira, 88, chairman and founder of Lutron Electronics, inventor of the solid-state dimmer switch, and 2010 National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Falk Award winner, died April 8.
The session offered new ideas and a peer network to help them continue to improve their customer service skills with both internal and external clients.
AHRI and ACCA created a brief survey of U.S. HVAC contractors to determine the actual cost of complying with the recently proposed nationwide 92 percent AFUE standard for residential gas furnaces.
More than 500 distributors, employees, and spouses traveled to the theme park capital of the world for the annual conference, which was held at the Walt Disney World Swan Hotel.
The company, which has 628 full-time employees at its Bristol location, will first move 50 seasonal workers into permanent positions. Another 60 jobs will be added by the end of April, bringing the number of full-time positions to 738 at the Bristol site.