Industrial and commercial HVAC firm Team Mechanical Inc. (TMI) is working on a $4.5 million project for Children's Memorial Hospital's new research facility in Chicago, IL.

The Excellence Alliance Foundation (EAF), along with Excellence Alliance Inc. (EAI) member Bonfe’s Plumbing, Heating & Air Service Inc., St. Paul, MN, has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Adam Matzek and to Jacob Niebur at Minnesota State Southeast Technical College.

Apple Heating Inc., Ashtabula, OH, formed a team to participate in the Ashtabula portion of the American Heart Walk on Sunday, October 6, 2002. Apple Heating's team captain was service manager Stan Zwaduk, the survivor of two heart attacks.

Who’s buying the Tempstar Homeowners’ Extended Labor Plan (HELP)? According to an article in The Dealer Star, Tempstar’s dealer newsletter, most customers who purchase Tempstar equipment from Bettendorf Heating & A/C, in Bettendorf, IA, are buying it.

Foster Products Corp. recently announced information about its indoor air quality (IAQ) product line. The company said its line of products “provide a long-term solution to problems associated with [poor IAQ] by killing and preventing the re-growth of odor-causing mold, mildew, bacteria, and fungus.”

Rich Gatschenberger, owner of Gatschenberger Heating & A/C, Sherman, IL, runs a two-man shop. His business is doing well, he notes, thanks to his local distributor and his right-hand man.

In August, a painter working at Ford Field — the new home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions — was killed when a hydraulic lift he was working on fell into the seats. The Associated Press reported that the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) had cited the man’s employer, Thomarios Painting, for two safety violations earlier this summer.

Steve Fox of Fox Heating and Cooling, Warrensburg, MO, says he sells a lot of dual-fuel systems: a gas furnace paired with a heat pump. The dual-fuel systems can provide increased efficiency that enables homeowners to heat and cool their homes for the lowest possible cost in parts of the country where this type of system suits the climate.

The Association of Subcontractors and Affiliates (ASA Chicago) recently held its first “Trot for Tots” program at the Arlington International Racecourse’s Million Platform Room in Arlington Heights, IL.

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) announced the appointments of two Midwest businesspeople to key executive positions in the organization. The announcement was made at a late June convention in Chicago.