Nexstar is in the early stages of establishing an industry scholarship program, just one part of its new charitable organization designed to help members and nonmembers alike. The first scholarships are expected to be handed out in spring of 2007.
'Fiftysomethings' represent a large market that wants to 'age in place,' the ability to live in their homes as long as possible, regardless of age or physical challenges.
Wal-Mart, legendary for its ability to squeeze out more profits from highly efficient operations, is now applying that same philosophy to its own consumption of energy.
“Who better than Wal-Mart to stretch energy dollars farther than anyone ever has?” asks company Chief Executive Lee Scott in a speech given to employees last fall prior to a two-day meeting for analysts of the publicly traded retailer. “To help lower our energy bills and gas prices for years to come, the environment is begging for the Wal-Mart business model.”
So back in 1991 this HVAC contractor walks into a seminar taught by some guy named Dan Holohan. The contractor had never heard of him before and only knew of radiant heat from what he had seen on TV shows.
But Dan Holohan, being Dan Holohan, lit a fire within the contractor and the contractor knew before he'd even walked out of the room that day what he wanted to do.
A few years ago, we called towel warmers the most misunderstood product in the American radiant marketplace. Even manufacturers that sold what they identified as “towel warmers” in their own catalogs told us the radiators could do more than just warm up a towel.
Hiring the right people and training and keeping workers for the job ahead are major challenges for the plumbing industry, and common concerns for contractors, wholesalers and engineers.
When the Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, N.M., learned that a three-year-old hippo was available from another zoo, they jumped at the opportunity to give her a home.
Bradley Corp.'s light-powered nditeÔ technology is just one of many “green” building techniques built into an experimental Wal-Mart Supercenter in Aurora, Colo.
Two other stores to open in Chicago suburbs in 2006; customers furnished with 'qualified installers' list; Premier Showroom program for distributors to continue.
