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NEFI Joins National Coalition to Save LIHEAP

The New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) joined a new national coalition whose goal is to preserve and protect the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The Save LIHEAP Coalition was created in response to President Trump’s proposal that the program be eliminated to help pay for requested increases in national security spending, notes the April 3 issue of ...

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ServiceTitan Closes $80 Million Funding

ServiceTitan, a provider of business management software for home service businesses, including residential plumbing, HVAC, and electrical service providers, announced it has completed an $80 million Series B funding round led by Iconiq Capital. ServiceTitan, based in Glendale, Calif., provides a state-of-the-art software platform that allows home service businesses of any size to manage and streamline their operations, improve customer service and grow ...

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Dwyer Group Launches ‘Neighborly:’ Home Services Including Aire Serv

Dwyer Group, a company that franchises trade service brands including HVAC brand Aire Serv, launched “Neighborly,” an online platform that works as both a search function and a service provider. Neighborly connects consumers to more than 2,000 franchisees that offer landscaping (check over here for the best landscaping services) , plumbing, painting by Surepaint website experts and other services. Homeowners ...

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National Biodiesel Conference & Expo

“There were a number of milestones reached in 2016 that will have a significant and very positive impact on the biodiesel industry,” Don Scott, director of sustainability for the National Biodiesel Board, said during a concluding session of the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo at the San Diego Convention Center. Led by Don O’Connor, a Vancouver-based international expert on greenhouse-gas ...

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Sail Energy Acquires Vaughn Oil

Sail Energy of Portsmouth, N.H., acquired the heating oil delivery and HVAC assets of Vaughn Oil Co., based in Smithfield, R.I., Cetane Associates announced. Sail Energy is a provider of retail fuels and related services in New England. The acquisition was completed in January, said Cetane Associates, which is based in Kent, Conn., and provides merger, acquisition and financial advisory ...

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PGANE Hires Leslie Anderson to Succeed Joe Rose

Leslie Anderson is the new president and CEO of the Propane Gas Association of New England. The hiring concluded a yearlong process that began with the revision of the PGANE strategic plan by the association’s membership, and a search for a new president/CEO conducted by a seven-member search committee appointed by the board of directors. The PGANE board voted unanimously ...

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AHR/ASHRAE Journal Survey: Growth Expected Across HVACR Industry

According to an AHR Expo and ASHRAE Journal survey sent to more than 1,400 HVACR manufacturers worldwide, there is growing optimism for improving economic prospects in 2017. Based on survey results, 86% of the respondents expect their sales to grow in the coming year. The survey consisted of nine questions, all in relation to anticipated overall market and individual business ...

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EIA Says Forecast Reflects OPEC Agreement

In EIA’s December STEO, both the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude oil 2017 price forecasts increased by about $1 per barrel (b) from the November STEO, with prices expected to average $51/b and $52/b, respectively. The WTI price is forecast to average $49/b in the first half of 2017 and end the year at $54/b, while the Brent ...

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OPEC to Cut Production Effective Jan. 1, 2017

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said that it would cut production by 1.2 million barrels a day from 33.6 million barrels and said it expects producers from outside the group, including Russia, to join with additional cuts totaling 600,000 barrels a day, The Wall Street Journal reported. The OPEC deal to reduce oil output propelled crude prices more ...

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Overtime Rule on Hold

On November 22, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant granted an emergency motion for preliminary injunction, enjoining the Department of Labor from implementing and enforcing its rule on overtime, the DOL said in a news release. The rule had been scheduled to go into effect on Dec. 1. “The Department strongly disagrees with the decision by the court, which ...

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