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Checkout pages are critical to your business’ website. There are two choices. Marci Gagnon explains. Marci Gagnon When it comes to designing your website, it’s crucial that you make your checkout page as convenient, simple and easy to navigate as possible for your customers. After all, the checkout page is where your customers ultimately decide to place an order or ...

Bosch Thermotechnology, manufacturer of heating, cooling, and hot water systems, has been renamed Bosch Home Comfort Group. Effective April 1, the decision to rebrand the business group was seen as the next logical step to combine a sustainable lifestyle with a high level of comfort through an innovative product portfolio, which includes heat pump and air conditioning systems, water heaters, ...

Cetane Associates announced that Bob Williamson joined its financial advisory firm as Director, effective April 1. Williamson has spent the last thirty-plus years managing home services that include retail propane/delivered fuels, HVAC, plumbing, home security, swimming pool, lawn and tree care, and pest control industries. Much of his career has involved engagement in acquisitions, business consulting, and transition planning. He ...

Women in Energy celebrated its 5th Anniversary in 2022. In the five years since it was established, Women in Energy (WE) has grown dramatically and continually strives to deliver programming that strengthens the skillset and knowledge base as it relates to members’ careers in the energy industry. The organization now has over 400 members, many located in the Northeast, but ...

A new podcast series looks at how the liquid fuel heating industry lowers carbon emissions from homes along with an emphasis on heating system efficiencies and technical education, the National Oilheat Research Alliance announced. NORA has released the first episode of its new podcast series, “In the Loop with NORA.” Episode 1 looks at how quickly and effectively low-carbon liquid ...

Connecticut imposed a new per-mile truck tax on Class 8 through Class 13 motor vehicles, effective Jan. 1, 2023. The Connecticut Business & Industry Association reports that the Department of Revenue Services recently issued guidance for the highway user fee, enacted by the legislature in 2021, to assist trucking companies with compliance. “According to the nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis, the tax is ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), Division of Energy Assistance (DEA), announced the release of $1 billion in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023. Congress appropriated these funds under the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, which Congress ...

Sail Energy of Portsmouth, N.H., acquired the assets related to the full-service propane and heating oil delivery and HVAC business of Klebe Fuel Co., whose primary office is in Winsted, Conn. Matthew “Matt” T. Klebe founded Klebe Fuel in 1989. Starting as a heating oil business, the company grew in 1997 with the addition of a service department, in 2011 ...

Sail Energy LLC, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has acquired the assets related to the full-service propane and heating oil delivery and HVAC business of Tower Energy LLC and its affiliates located in Plainville, Connecticut. The transaction closed on Feb. 1, 2023. In 2004, Tower Energy was founded by Nicholas Scata, who purchased separate entities Tower Energy and Plainville Oil Company. ...

ADD Systems (Advanced Digital Data, Inc.) is marking its 50th anniversary. In 1973, ADD Systems strived to improve the way energy distributors operate. Today, ADD Systems is on that same mission in the energy distribution, HVAC, and c-store industries. “This would not have been possible without the support of our great customers, the dedication of the employees, and the vision ...