As you know, there just are some issues that are region-specific. Humidity is a problem in Florida, more so than in Arizona. California is always on the edge regarding environmental regulations while some other states wait for the fallout. Texans politely send an occasional “ya’ll” to the Canadians who call back with a courteous “eh” at the end of every sentence.

The point is every part of North America has particular needs for HVACR and The NEWS realizes that our magazine should cater to those particular communication needs, as well. Now you can find region specific news that is of special interest to you.

As an extra bonus, you can contribute your own local and regional news items, such as announcements for local or regional events, for inclusion in these very specific reporting areas of our Website.

Send information for Regional Reports on www.achrnews.com, to:

• Canada: Cherie Preville, cheriepreville@achrnews.com.

• West: Mike Murphy, mikemurphy@achrnews.com. (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.)

• North Central: Angela Harris, angelaharris@achrnews.com. (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin.)

• South: Peter Powell, peterpowell@achrnews.com. (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas.)

• East: Barbara Checket-Hanks, barbarachecket-hanks@achrnews.com. (Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.)