Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) announced its 2017 initiative to repeal the federal estate tax. This year HARDI members will “Heat Up the Hill” to support South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune and Rep. Kristi Noem’s Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017, S. 205 and H.R. 631.

 

Download the 2017 AHR Expo app (available for iOS and Android), to ensure you get the most out of your show experience. 

The “Next Chapter” program has employment opportunities for women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields who are returning to the workforce after a two- or more-year break in their careers.

One Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Anvil Intl., a North American manufacturer of high quality pipe fittings and system components, from Mueller Water Products.

Daikin Texas Technology Park (DTTP), Daikin North America LLC’s new $417 million, 4 million square-foot campus located just outside Northwest Houston, welcomed the first VRV® unit off the production line during a celebration led by CEO, Takeshi Ebisu.

The Clifford H. "Ted" Rees, Jr. Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), and the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), announced scholarship awards totaling $55,000 to 35 students, including six veterans, studying to become technicians in the HVACR and water heating industry.