Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has appointed George Fahnestock to serve as chairman of the Kansas Technical College and Vocational School Commission.

Three students of Sheet Metal Workers Local 265 in Carol Stream, Ill., won first place honors at the 35th Annual International Apprenticeship Contest held in Indianapolis, March 20 to 23. 

Young Supply Co. and Duncan Supply Co. recently joined the American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning family of distributors.

On Monday, May 7, the Gustave A. Larson Co. opened its newest store location in West Allis, Wis. This new facility replaces the New Berlin store and will serve as the Great Lakes Regional Sales Office.

The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) has announced the names of members who were awarded RSES Certificate Member (CM) and Certificate Member Specialist (CMS) status in January, February, and March 2007.

MANCOMM.com, a national safety publishing company based in Davenport, Iowa, believes that children should always be a top priority, and encourages every American business to lend support to at least one children’s charity each year.

Imagine the basement of your home filling up with thousands of gallons of water.   That’s a very brief synopsis of what faced more than 650 residents of a condominium complex in Chicago on a bone chilling morning recently.

John von Harz is joining the online job Website MEPatWORK as president/COO. The announcement comes as the company celebrates 10 years providing career and hiring solutions for the HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and general construction industries.

Fourteen students enrolled in Ferris State University’s (FSU’s) HVACR program were guests on Jan. 30, 2007 at a special event hosted by TAC, a leader in building automation, security systems, and energy solutions, at its Dallas headquarters.

Mark Gibson of Gibson’s Heating, Plumbing and Cooling of Waterloo, Ind., has been appointed to an open position on the Nexstar® board of directors.