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The Bradford White Corp. announced the recipients of its 2004 scholarship awards at a luncheon held at the 122nd Annual PHCC Convention in Boston last month.

The Waterloo Region District School Board, in association with the Waterloo-Wellington Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors (HRAC), officially opened Ontario's first HVAC lab at Elmira District Secondary School.

The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) announced that Gary L. Schwenk, executive vice president of the Bay Area SMACNA Chapter, received the Petersen-Dunn Award at the association's 61st annual convention.

The carbon monoxide (CO) death of a man in Norht Beach, Wash., has prompted the Seattle Fire Department to warn area residents about the dangers of CO poisoning.

A family of seven in suburban Shreveport was recently treated for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning symptoms.

Southern Piping Co. of Wilson, N.C., has undertaken "Operation Comfort" to help U.S. military troops in Iraq. The company has "adopted" the 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne) and is sending packages of miscellaneous items periodically.

The Todd County (Ky.) Board of Education partnered with the Trane Co. on a $1.4 million project to update the HVAC systems in four of its schools.

Direct Energy Business Services is acquiring BASE Controls Ltd. for $14.2 million in cash.

Industry People Group™, a provider of executive recruitment and job posting/résumé board services in the HVACR, sheet metal, control, electrical, plumbing, and piping (MEP) trades, has moved to new offices in Urbandale, Iowa.

Warren Heeley, president of the Heating, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), sent a letter to British Columbia's minister of finance to urge the implementation of a provincial tax exemption for Energy Star®-rated residential heating and air conditioning equipment.