• Danfoss Turbocor Compressor Inc.’s (Baltimore) founder, Ron Conry (right), received the James Harrison Medal at the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) Awards for his role in developing a high-speed and oil-free centrifugal compressor.

• Emerson Climate Technologies (St. Louis) partnered with Sabatino|Day (Dayton, Ohio) and the Upper Valley Joint Vocational School (Piqua, Ohio) to revamp the marketing and recruiting efforts for the school’s Environmental Controls Technologies/HVACR program.

• Carrier Corp., a unit of United Technologies Corp. (Farmington, Conn.) acquired Metro Mechanical Service Inc. (Las Vegas). The company will operate under the Carrier Commercial Service organization, effective immediately.

Publication date: 12/14/2009