Mark Lowry, RSES executive vice president, is retiring from the organization when his current contract expires at the end of June 2014. He has held the chief staff position with the organization since 2006, after serving in various senior management positions since originally hired in 1993. 

 The International Council of Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Heating Manufacturers Associations (ICARHMA) held its annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting of the global heating and cooling manufacturers’ association was hosted by ICARHMA’s Brazilian member, ABRAVA.  

 Air Movement and Control Association International Inc. (AMCA International) announced the AMCA Executive Committee and board of directors who will serve the association for the next term. This announcement was made during AMCA’s 58th Annual Meeting held in Naples, Fla.  

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder visited Burr Oak Tool Inc.’s Sturgis, Mich., headquarters. 

Lindab Inc. recently held Manufacturing Day 2013 at its Portsmouth, Va., production facility.

The Hayter Group was named the winner of the Better Business Bureau of Western Ontario’s Business Integrity award.

J.C. Cannistraro LLC was named one of Massachusetts’ top places to work by the Boston Globe.