The Union-Affiliated Contractors (UAC) recently learned how to take their companies to the next level, by going from "good" to "great," at Unity Conference 2004 in Austin, Texas.

United CoolAir Corporation announced that it has expanded its distributor base to better serve customers in the northeast Texas area.

At the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville (Fla.), air conditioning was required for 12 suites, a suite-level club, administration offices, training areas, and locker rooms.

The Associated Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (APHCC) of Texas will hold its annual convention, titled "Energizing Excellence," at Caesar's Palace in Lake Tahoe, Nev., on June 24-26.

All Seasons 500 Heating & Air, one of The News' 2003 "Best Contractor to Work For" winners, keeps in touch with its customers with seasonal newsletters.

The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited three building contractors relating to a Sept. 16, 2003, fatal accident at a construction site in Huntsville, Ala.

Bill Porter has a simple philosophy, borrowed from Albert Einstein. "Make things as simple as possible but no simpler."

Two students in the commercial heating and air conditioning technology program at Traviss Technical Center in Lakeland, Fla., are on their way to state competition, the last step before the national SkillsUSA Championship.

The North Texas Chapter of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has announced several scholarship awards to students "actively pursuing a degree in air conditioning and refrigeration technology."

For the first time in its history, Rheem Air Conditioning Division awarded its "Man of the Year" and "Top Gun" awards to the same person in the same year.