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William Cho, a 26-year veteran of LG Electronics, has been named president of LG Electronics USA. He succeeds Wayne Park, who has been promoted to global sales & marketing officer, LG Electronics.

Johnson Controls Inc., Hitachi Ltd., and Hitachi Appliances Inc. today announced that the companies have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for a transaction in which Johnson Controls will obtain a 60 percent ownership stake in Hitachi Appliances’ global air conditioning business.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has announced a collaboration with Synergis Engineering Design Solutions, a provider of Autodesk products, to bring building information modeling (BIM) training to ABC contractor members to help make them more productive, efficient, and profitable.

Johnson Controls has announced a price increase of 3 percent on Frick® brand industrial refrigeration products. 

Emerson Climate Technologies has announced the launch a contest, starting today, via social media for contractors and homeowners to share photos of thermostat works of art. Emerson is now accepting photos of decorated thermostats on its Facebook page.

Technical Training Associates, an independent training firm in Tucson, Ariz., has established a new website at www.hvacrtroubleshooting.com that focuses on HVACR troubleshooting and equipment servicing. The company is also offering two videos on specific troubleshooting problems related to heat pumps.

A new software application created by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) could improve the efficiency of commercial buildings by allowing occupants to interact with buildings more directly.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has announced the election of new officers and directors, and the presentation of awards to industry leaders at its annual meeting held at Amelia Island, Fla.

BuildingIQ, a leading energy management software company, announced that the city of Las Vegas is the first city to deploy its cloud-based energy management system broadly for optimized power consumption. The deployment is part of utility NV Energy’s mPowered program.

Building Robotics, creator of intelligent comfort software for occupants in commercial buildings, has announced a $1.14 million seed financing round by Claremont Creek Ventures (CCV), Google Ventures, Formation 8, Navitas Capital, Red Swan Ventures, and prominent angel investors.