As 2014 nears, The NEWS is proud to honor those who made a significant impact on the HVAC industry in 2013. This diverse class of NEWSmakers represents industry organizations, contractors, manufacturers, distributors, and more. Each honoree has overcome a number of obstacles — big and small — to achieve great things on behalf of the HVAC industry.

One NEWSmaker selflessly came to the aid of a police officer during an altercation while awaiting a job, while another appeared before Congress to lobby against harmful taxation.