WILMINGTON, DE — DuPont Fluoroproducts has announced that the company has reached an out-of-court settlement with a major European fluorochemcials manufacturer over alleged infringement of DuPont patents for certain hydrofluorocarbon

MONTREAL, PQ, Canada — In a panel discussion on central banking here, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that there has been no change in the Fed’s outlook on the

ARLINGTON, VA — According to statistics from the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), combined U.S. factory shipments of 705,605 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps in April represented a

WASHINGTON, DC — Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) is proposing that the U.S. Senate consider an increase in the minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.65 an hour, and would like a

FORT MYERS, FL — Team Management Systems (TMS) recently hosted its 10th annual ACOMARC™ User Meeting here at the Diamond Head Beach Resort and Conference Center.Contractors who use the ACOMARC

WASHINGTON, DC — In response to a concession by the United States government, the European Union has announced a two-week delay in imposing $300 million in retaliatory tariffs against U.S.

LOS ANGELES, CA — AK Steel will donate steel coated with AgION™ antimicrobial compound for City of Hope’s Helford Clinical Research Hospital currently under construction in Duarte, CA. The coated

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Canada — The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors of Canada (HRAC) has completed an eight-month undertaking to design and organize elementary school workshops, and initiate a new

WASHINGTON, DC — Dirk Van Dongen, president of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), has sent a letter to Labor Secretary Elaine Chao dismissing a recently released report from the

WASHINGTON, DC — Indicating that consumer demand for new single-family homes remains positive and stable following a healthy first quarter, the U.S. Department of Commerce has reported that April new-home