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by Michael Weil
I In 1905, the Republican Party celebrated the election victory of Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency of the United States, the Wright Brothers’ third airplane (Wright Flyer III) set a new world record for longest flight by staying in the...
by Michael Weil
The southern shores of the Great Lake Erie were once the domain of Native American Indians, including the Wyandot, Ottawa, and Erie people. These groups helped their French and Dutch allies to develop a very lucrative fur trade, especially on the lands to the west of...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Congratulation's to November's NCI Contractor of the Month: Jim Glennon, President of Modern Service for Home and Business in Fort Meyers, Florida. The company has been in business since 1965, and is home to more than 85 employees. They perform most of their work in...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
"It's been a long, winding road, but now we're off the back roads on the highway" is how Rob Minnick describes his company's journey over the past few years. Beginning with a small business started in a garage, Minnick's now operates from a contemporary,...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Mike Smith, President of Airsmiths Heating and Cooling of Sacramento, California is this month's featured NCI Contractor. The young company focuses its energies on providing the best residential systems in California's Central Valley while sustaining profitable...
by National Comfort Institute, Inc.
Mike Graham is the owner of his namesake company, Mike Graham Heating and Air Conditioning located in Burkburnett, Texas. Mike graduated from service tech to business owner 11 years ago, and now shares his days with a dozen other HVAC professionals in his company....
Member Spotlight: Holt Plumbing and Heating by Steve Vannoy, NCI Technical Curriculum Manager From time to time we like to revisit our members to see what types of new and innovative ideas or programs they have implemented since we last checked in. This month we...
by Michael Weil
Member Spotlight: Thomas E Clark by Mike Weil, NCI VP Communications & Publications It’s just not every day that you get to meet an HVAC contracting company that has been in business for 123 years. But such is the case for Thomas E. Clark, Inc., of Silver Spring,...
Member Spotlight Minnick’s, Inc. by Steve Vannoy, NCI Technical Curriculum Manager Our member spotlight this month shines brightly on longtime NCI Member, Minnick’s, Inc. in Laurel, Maryland. A lot has been going on at this growing service business. One particularly...
Member Spotlight Home Energy Experts by Steve Vannoy, NCI Technical Curriculum Manager “When can I go to work with you dad” is the question Eric Robnett remembers asking from the time he was just a little boy. Eric’s dad Lonnie founded Lonnie’s Nevada Gas Service in...
