Thermal Ventures II, LP, of Youngstown, Ohio, acquired the assets of the district steam heating system owned and operated by Detroit Edison that serves downtown Detroit.

Rheem Air Conditioning agreed to a three-year sponsorship of The First Tee of Fort Smith, a program dedicated to life-skills development among disadvantaged area children.

The Missouri Valley Chapter of the RSES (Refrigeration Service Engineers Society) will be hosting the 2003 UMRA (Upper Midwest Regional Association) Conference in Omaha, NE.

Watsco, Inc.'s board of directors authorized an additional 1.5 million shares that may be repurchased under the company's stock repurchase program, bringing the total authorization to 7.5 million shares.

Education chairman Joe Coppola of the Hydronics Institute (HI), Division of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced January at the AHR Expo in Chicago that this is the year the I=B=R training seminars will return to the industry.

Purolator Air Filtration released its FACET Product CD, enabling wholesale customers to use technology to identify FACET filters for purchase and use.

Peerless Heater Co. hired Mike Kaufmann as regional sales manager for the mid-Atlantic and southeastern portion of the U.S.

York International sold its 181,000-sq.-ft. facility in Sparta, N.C. to Sparta Business Park, LLC.

The year 2003 is a special one for Johnstone Supply, Inc., as the company celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Slant/Fin Corp. elected Adam Dubin president.