LOS ANGELES, CA — Ed McMahon, longtime sidekick of Johnny Carson on NBC’s “Tonight Show,” is suing his home insurance company for $20 million, claiming that it botched a simple

NEW YORK, NY — General Electric announced yesterday that it will eliminate 7,000 jobs, or 2.3% of its 310,000 employees. GE stock was the most active on the New York

WASHINGTON, DC — New home construction in the United States fell 8% to an annual rate of 1.65 million units, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. Starts of new single-family

MILWAUKEE, WI — A.O. Smith Corporation announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed underwritten public offering of 3.5

WASHINGTON, DC — Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $74,697,446 to 24 states plus the Navajo Nation to improve the energy efficiency

WASHINGTON, DC — The Alliance to Save Energy has launched a newspaper advertising campaign highlighting potential consumer savings from the 13-SEER air conditioning provision in the Senate energy bill now

CHICAGO, IL — The Unified Group, a national network of independent hvacr contractors, has started a partnership with Enhance-It™, Hilton Head, SC. The partnership will provide Unified Group member companies

WASHINGTON, DC — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has unveiled a plan which it says will reduce ergonomic injuries through a combination of industry-targeted guidelines, tough enforcement measures,

ARLINGTON, VA — Combined U.S. factory shipments of 445,611 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps in February are down 3% from February 2001, according to Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute

SAN DIEGO, CA — The Carbon Monoxide Health and Safety Association (COSHA) is spearheading an effort to include language that requires carbon monoxide detectors in the evolving ASHRAE ventilation standard