Herb Woerpel is a senior editor with The ACHR NEWS. He is committed to delivering practical, insightful information in an accessible, engaging way. Herb joined BNP Media in 2011. He most recently served as editor-in-chief of Engineered Systems and was previously employed as managing editor of The ACHR NEWS. Before joining BNP Media, he worked as a reporter with the Advance Newspapers, a subsidiary of MLive/The Grand Rapids Press. He holds a bachelor’s degree in news editorial journalism from Central Michigan University and boasts 16-plus years of professional journalism experience. Contact him at 248-786-1583 or herbwoerpel@achrnews.com.
Members of Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) strongly believe Congress should repeal the current estate tax. To get their message across, more than 80 HARDI members used their annual Fly-In event to conduct nearly 200 meetings with congressional leaders, sharing that an increase in the estate tax could jeopardize the future of their businesses. What were the results?
Weldon Long was once a poverty-stricken drug addict caged behind bars with no hope. After serving part of his life - more than 13 years - behind bars, the once troubled teen had grown into an adult with absolutely nothing. Where is he at now and what does he have to offer distributors?
HARDI and its members will soon march upon Capitol Hill to share its legislative concerns through the fifth-annual HARDI Congressional Fly-In, June 4-5 in Washington, D.C.
The HVAC industry lost a great leader and pioneer as Karl Gustave Adrian Larson passed away March 4 in Palm Springs, Calif. Larson served as president, CEO, and chairman of the Gustave A. Larson Co. from 1960 to 2012. He was 80 years old upon his passing.