The Legacy-themed event honored those who paved the pathway to today’s success and celebrated those who are establishing their own legacies in the future.

“Furnace season is off to a great start,” said Brian Loftus, market research & benchmarking analyst, HARDI.

The event will feature four tracks planned in concert with their coinciding HARDI councils: marketing, sales, human resources, and supply chain & operations.

Amazon achieved $178 billion in sales in 2017, which was a 31 percent increase over its 2016 sales numbers. The company is expected to reach $230 billion in sales in 2018. So, how is the company making money so quickly, and what does it mean to your HVAC wholesale business?

“This is an exciting time to be part of a growing HARDI organization,” Benton said. “We've set our sights on some lofty goals for HARDI Talent that are looking increasingly tangible.”

Peirce, president and CEO of Peirce-Phelps Inc., Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, replaces Troy Meachum, president of ACR Supply Co., Durham, North Carolina.

The individual courses are on Air Distribution, Overview of Comfort, Building Science, Gas Furnaces, Air Conditioning, and Heat Pumps.

"Hot Commodity," directed by Raleigh, North Carolina-based Muddy Trails, is set to premiere at the 2018 HARDI Annual Conference, Dec. 1-4, in Austin, Texas.

Following five years of death and destruction that led him through four deployments — three to Afghanistan and one to Iraq — Griffin’s chaotic lifestyle flip-flopped. Literally.

“Mid-teens growth is always encouraging, especially during the seasonally significant summer months,” said Brian Loftus, market research & benchmarking analyst, HARDI.