The main question facing those handling personnel issues in the HVACR industry is, “How can we recruit more talent to the industry?”

Question: You are new to the HARDI organization. Give us a thumbnail sketch about yourself and your company.

DAYTON, Ohio — Emerson recently celebrated the grand opening of The Helix Innovation Center on the University of Dayton campus. Emerson’s $35 million total investment in The Helix will foster an ambitious, collaborative approach to conducting research aimed at creating new technologies that address heating, cooling and refrigeration challenges that affect today’s homes, commercial buildings, data centers, restaurants, supermarkets and other retail operations, the company reports.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has released its monthly TRENDS report showing average sales for HARDI distributor members increased by 9.9 percent in March 2016.

ATLANTA — DiversiTech Corp., a manufacturer and supplier of HVACR parts and accessories, has purchased Quick-Sling LLC, a manufacturer of mounting products for residential, commercial and industrial HVAC equipment. The acquisition provides wholesalers and contractors with greater accessibility to a suite of products that facilitate installation of air handlers and furnaces.

What are your services worth? Several incidents recently forced me to confront this question as I reviewed precisely what services I provide.

They came, they saw, and, hopefully, they bought the sage advice as a variety of experts provided insight on how to make the purchasing process more profitable during HARDI’s Purchasing Conference held April 10-12 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina.