| Infotech Enterprises gets higher contract prices
MUMBAI: Engineering design and geo-spatial services firm Infotech Enterprises Ltd has got 3-4 per cent higher price realisations in the current quarter from some of its large customers, a top official said on Friday.
"We have been getting higher price realisations, especially from our large customers, who appreciate and empathise with the difficult times we are passing through," Chairman and Managing Director BVR Mohan Reddy told reporters on the sidelines of a technology conference.
Price appreciations have been in the range of 3-4 percent, he added. Some of Infotech's large customers include makers of carrier heating and air-conditioning products, United Technologies Corp. and its jet engine unit, Pratt & Whitney, with whom it has multi-year engagements.
Does Your Car's A/C Have You Hot Under the Collar?
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- MS -- When summer comes and it's time to switch on your car's A/C, it might not blow as cold as you'd like it to. In fact, it could even be blowing hot air. Some estimate that older vehicles can lose as much as 15 percent of their air conditioning refrigerant every year, leakage generally caused when the system is not used during the winter months. During these months, the system's small O-ring seals dry out resulting in refrigerant loss and deterioration in system performance. The good news is, bringing back the cool to your car's A/C and enjoying a sweat-free ride to work doesn't have to mean an expensive stop at the corner garage. Automotive air conditioning technology has produced a new generation of easy-to-use, do-it-yourself products that makes bringing the cool back to your car simple, easy and a lot less costly than that trip to the mechanic's.
Local contractors tapped for FUSD projects
Flagstaff Unified School District construction contracts from the bond sale to total nearly $53 million will go to Flagstaff-based contractors Straightline Builders, Inc. and Goodman Contracting, as well as H.A.C.I. Mechanical Contractors, Inc. and Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. which have local presences.Bond funds will also be used to improve the FUSD bus fleet with an approximate total of 37 buses. Both FUSD superintendent Kevin Brown and assistant superintendent of operations Bob Kuhn expressed enthusiasm in the board-approved contractors."The tax money comes from local businesses and families and it should be spent and used with local subcontractors and contractors," Kuhn said.He said the selection criteria were based upon the contractor's proposal, knowledge of the district, knowledge of job contracting and availability to the district.The Bond Oversight Committee and FUSD governing board approved the contracts Tuesday during the FUSD board meeting.
Smoke causes evacuation at Clinton headquarters
A malfunctioning air conditioning unit on the roof of Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters caused an evacuation tonight before firefighters arrived and found no fire. Firefighters were called just before 8:20 p.m. after the malfunction sent smoke into the building at 701 E. Ben White Blvd., Austin Fire Department Capt. Rob Bredahl said. "There was never actually any fire or any real danger," he said. Bredahl said such malfunctions are common with air conditions on roofs. Between 50 to 60 volunteers and staff were in the building when they smelled smoke and someone called the fire department, campaign spokeswoman Adrienne Elrod said. After firefighters cleared the building, everyone went back inside and got back to work. "The only thing we're suffering from is a bad stench," Elrod said.
Willy Northpole and the Phoenix hip-hop scene explode
The fact is, unlike trials for embezzlement or murder or even rape, CPS dependency hearings, which determine custody and whether parents continue to have the right to raise their children, are closed to the public. The agency's paperwork is also sealed. And that means the entire system operates without scrutiny from outsiders, be they reporters or advocates. (There's a state ombudsman, but he is legally barred from releasing specifics about cases.) We never get to see the evidence that would determine whether kids are wrongly being taken from their parents, as so many callers insist on my voice mail, or whether CPS is instead erring on the side of leaving kids in unsafe homes. We can write about the big picture because CPS has to release some statistical information every six months.
Kember recommends $35M building referendum; board delays decision
La Crosse School District Superintendent Jerry Kember recommended Monday the school board put a $35 million building referendum and an operating referendum on the April 1 ballot."It is clear to this administration that we really need to address the instruction and facility needs of this district," he told the school board. .
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