Florida Governor Rick Scott announced that manufacturer Danfoss Turbocor Compressors will be building a new facility in Tallahassee, Florida, and will add 120 new jobs. The new facility will expand the company’s existing footprint within Innovation Park in Tallahassee, which includes the engineering and manufacturing operations of Danfoss and its Application Development Center that opened earlier this year.
Mitsubishi Electric US Inc. Cooling & Heating Division (Mitsubishi Electric) announced that Rob Howard, performance construction manager, has been named to the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) board of directors.
Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) applauds the passage of the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in both the House and Senate this week. HARDI is particularly pleased with the inclusion of the HEAT Act provisions, improvement on the treatment of pass-through entities, preservation of LIFO, and progress towards repeal of the estate tax.
With extensive rebuilding continuing in the coastal communities rocked by hurricanes last summer, Goodman Mfg. has announced it is extending a special program that has been providing considerable, verified discounts to flood-ravaged homeowners on Goodmanâ brand heating and air conditioning systems.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) applauded the House and Senate for passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
“This is an historic moment for HVAC contractors,” said Paul T. Stalknecht, ACCA president and CEO. “We fought for the past year to ensure that HVAC contractors would benefit from any tax reform legislation that was being considered in Congress. Today, we know that their tax rates are going to be lower and ACCA is proud to have led that fight on behalf of the contracting industry.”
Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. Cooling & Heating Division hosted its inaugural Diamond Commercial Contractor Business Meeting from Oct. 18-20 at the InterContinental Dallas Hotel.
Approximately 100 design-build mechanical contractors, who are part of the Diamond Commercial Contractor Program, and their Mitsubishi Electric distributors, participated in four business development workshops.
Winsupply Inc. has purchased Thomas Pipe & Supply, a Phoenix distributor of industrial pipe, valves, and fittings. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $100 million in funding for new projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA‑E) latest OPEN funding opportunity. OPEN will support America’s top innovators through dozens of early-stage research and development projects as they build technologies to transform the nation’s energy system.
International Comfort Products (ICP) announced eight distributors have been named the Arcoaire®, Comfortmaker®, Day & Night®, Heil®, and Tempstar® U.S. distributors of the year. The awards were based on achievements in customer support and sales growth.
Kansas City, Missouri based cfm Distributors, Inc., a 100-percent employee-owned heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) distributor operating six branches in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa, has named Lauren Roberts president and CEO, effective January 1st, 2018.