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The distinction between variable costs and fixed costs is necessary to address basic questions.

Weil-McLain has announced its 2004 fall promotion for heating contractors and oil dealers.

Victaulic Co. recently released a brochure explaining how Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification points can be earned by specifying and integrating its products and design solutions.

Rubinetterie Utensilerie Bonomi, the Italian brass valve manufacturer, is celebrating its U.S. subsidiary's 10th anniversary as a U.S. corporation.

Mestek Inc. recently sponsored the 2004 U.S. Women's Open Championship, the first major golf championship ever played in Western Massachusetts where Mestek is based (Westfield, Mass.).

REHAU and AMVIC, a manufacturer of insulating concrete forms (ICF), have teamed up to provide customers with integrated, leading-edge building systems.

Nortek Holdings, the parent company of Nortek Inc., has signed a $1.75 billion agreement to be acquired by Thomas H. Lee Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. Previously, Nortek had been owned by certain management and Kelso and Co.

U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-New Hartford, N.Y.) announced a $500,000 Department of Energy grant for ECR International in Utica, N.Y., for new energy-saving technology, micro-cogeneration.

Plumbing and heating valve manufacturer Dahl Brothers (Canada) Limited has appointed Jannike Husebye Godfrey as its new president.

Prophet 21, a technology provider for durable goods distributors, announced the acquisition of Trade Service Systems Inc., the electrical distributors division of TradePower, parent company of Estimation Inc.