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Texas Contractor Wins Better Business Award

November 1, 2002
Wendland Air Conditioning & Heating, LLC, owned by Mark and Coco Wendland of Portland, TX, has been awarded the Better Business Bureau's (BBB) Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.
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Oklahoma Contractor Uses Gastite Tubing To Meet Customer’s Deadlines

October 25, 2002
Blake Kephart knew he was under the gun. The co-owner of Kephart Mechanical in Lawton, OK, was working under an extremely tight timeframe to complete the construction of a local Staples Office SuperStore. That’s when the local distributor of Gastite CSST stainless steel tubing, Morrison Supply, took the ball and ran with it.
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Heat Wave Of 2002 Increased Business For Lee Air Conditioners

October 25, 2002
Lee Air Conditioners (Lee AC) got its start 50 years ago when Joe Lee sold his first window air conditioner out of his garage. It has been about that long since the Durham, NC-based company has seen a summer with the relentless heat that the Triangle Area experienced in 2002.
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PowerCold Acquires Applied Building Technology Inc.

October 18, 2002
PowerCold Corp. has announced the acquisition of Applied Building Technology Inc. (ABT), a St. Petersburg, FL-based supplier of standardized heating, ventilation, and air conditioning packages for standard-sized commercial buildings such as national chain businesses.
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White House Press Corps Kept Cool In Crawford During Bush’s Summer Visit

October 18, 2002
This year the White House Press Corps covering President George Bush’s 30-day August working vacation in Crawford, TX, found themselves in a cooler and more comfortable setting for press conferences than last year. The reason? Two 20-ton Tempstar commercial air conditioners, installed by local contractor Abel Service Co., in the Crawford Elementary School gymnasium used for those press conferences.
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Realtor Magazine Raises Concern About Mold

October 11, 2002
Florida Realtor, a business magazine for the Florida real estate industry, has raised concern about mold, including as it relates to air conditioning and ventilation.
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Small Kansas Contractor Looks For Ways To Improve Business

October 11, 2002
Mel Watters runs a small, three-man residential service and replacement operation. The owner of Watters Refrigeration, Heating & Appliance, Greenleaf, KS, just celebrated 32 years in the business, but figures it is never too late to try new ways of doing business.
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ISL Recognizes Florida Contractor

October 5, 2002
The contractor group International Service Leadership has recognized five of its members for honors including a Florida contractor.
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OSHA Recommends Flood Cleanup Precautions In Texas

October 5, 2002
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is providing information to help protect workers involved in the cleanups following summer floods in Texas.
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Dwyer Group To Receive Founders Award

October 5, 2002
The Dwyer Group has been chosen to receive the Founders Award at the 13th annual Texas Family Business of the Year® awards.
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