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Fuel Costs, Daikin Rebrand, Russia-Ukraine Conflict, R-22 Smuggling

Fast-rising fuel costs are affecting the HVAC industry, with retail gasoline prices hitting a nationwide average of $4.25 a gallon on March 9; The Daikin products organization in North America is unifying its core Daikin, Goodman, and Amana HVAC brands under the name Daikin Comfort Technologies; many companies across the world stand in solidarity with Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine conflict; and a Texas man is sentenced after smuggling R-22 into the U.S.

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Layan Dahhan is the former web editor for The News. Previously, she worked as a multimedia specialist for four BNP publications and was a member of CNN Academy’s inaugural class. Layan has a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences from the University of Central Florida and a Master of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University. You can contact via email at layandahhan@achrnews.com.