A.O. Smith Corp. announced it has received notice that the U.S. Dept. of Justice does not intend to challenge or modify A.O. Smith's proposed acquisition of State Industries.
Messe Frankfurt has announced it has agreed to key terms with Echelon Corp. for extending stewardship of the LonWorld Trade Show and Conference to events in North America, including the ISH North America building show on Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2002, in Toronto, Canada.
Contracting for new construction dropped 1 percent in October 2001 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $490.1 billion, according to the F.W. Dodge Div. of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
ECR International, Inc., a manufacturer in the hvac industry with headquarters in Utica, NY, has announced the acquisition of Argo Industries in Berlin, CT.
Industry forecasters at CMD's 6th annual North American Construction Forecast conference delivered bad and good news: the rest of 2001 and much of 2002 will see declines in construction activity and the economy in general.