Record Heat Spurs Boom for AC Contractors Across Nation
The summer heat drives surging demand for air conditioner replacements and repairs as triple digit temperatures persist. Washington D C records four straight days above 101 while hospitals churches and schools await emergency fixes. Contractors race to meet shattered heat wave needs despite supply chain strains and long workdays.
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United States
Gary Bedard
Home Comfort Solutions
Lennox International
Washington, D.C
Washington
East Coast
Midwest
Bedard
Perry Hagee
HVAC
Hugee
Hagee
Jay Krafft
Alexandria
Krafft
Maurice Noori
Michael and Son
Nooh
Bethesda
Mohan Maharjan
Michael
Maharjan
Buyer safety tips warn against credit card scams online
The bureau cautions shoppers to verify secure sites with https and a lock, avoid HTTP pages, and use credit cards for online purchases. It notes counterfeit risks, urges contesting improper charges, and warns against non traditional payment methods, with BBB Cedar Rapids director Bobby Hansen cited.
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BBB
Bobby Hansen
Better Business Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Midwest gas prices to ease after EPA waiver for four states
EPA granted emergency fuel waivers through Aug 20 for Michigan Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin after an ExxonMobil Joliet refinery shutdown. Michigan average price near 3.69 per gallon versus 3.48 national, with higher week-ago 3.80. Gov Whitmer and other Midwest leaders urged action to curb summer price swings.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois
Michigan
American Automobile Association
EPA
Michael Regan
U.S. Energy Department
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
ExxonMobil
Joliet
Chicago
AAA
Canada
Gretchen Whitmer
Cedar Rapids Gazette Business Notes turns spotlight on local growth
Four individuals join the Eastern Iowa Health Center board for 2024 25: Dennis Goettel Amy Grunewaldt Tim Klima and Jen Welton. Meetings Today sold to Trade Press Media Group. Stamats CEO notes rebound and growth plans in higher education and health care. MERGE coworking space ribbon cutting slated. Honkamp acquires The Brems Group in Cedar Rapids Coralville. U S Senator Joni Ernst names L R Falk Construction as small business of the week in Mitchell County. Riverside Casino & Golf Resort earns Give Back Iowa Challenge award for volunteer program.
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Dennis Goettel
Amy Grunewaldt
Linn County Early Childhood Iowa
Tim Klima
Shuttleworth & Ingersoll
Jen Welton
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
Meetings Today
Trade Press Media Group
Milwaukee
Wis
Peter Stamats
Stamats
U.S
Joni Ernst
R-Iowa
L.R. Falk Construction Co
Mitchell County
LaVerne Falk
St. Ansgar
Iowa
LaVerne
David Falk
Lindsey Fa
Riverside Casino
Volunteer
Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Riverside
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