If you’re coming to the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Conference in Orlando, Fla., be sure to bring a big stack of paper and your favorite pen (or two), because you’re about to get schooled.

As Bobby Ring counts down the days until he is officially installed as chairman of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA) board of directors, he can’t help but wish his father was still here to share in the moment.

“My intention was to just run a small shop and eek out enough of a living to support my family,” Magic Touch Mechanical owner Rich Morgan said. “But, as fate would have it, along with a little bit of luck and hard work mixed together, we just continued to grow.

No matter what success the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) might find, president and CEO Paul Stalknecht isn’t one to let the group rest on its laurels. In fact, he’s on a mission to make sure ACCA is proactive in preparing for the future.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) always places at least one exclamation point squarely on its annual conference and trade show — the CEO Forum.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA) Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) for March reached a score of 65, up from 58 in February.