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Cutting Accessories
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Jeff Griffin
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December 2012

The continuing advances of power hand tools receive much attention, and many are linked directly to lithium-ion battery platforms. Tools are lighter, more powerful for their weights, more productive and easier to use.
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Fluke Announces 25 Percent Discount for Students
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Staff  
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November 2012

Fluke Corp. announces the "My First Fluke" program, which allows students actively enrolled in technical or vocational schools, colleges, universities, apprenticeship programs or high schools in the United States to purchase one Fluke tool at a 25 percent discount.
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Panduit Founder Jack Caveney Sr. Passes, Leaves Legacy of Stability and Strength
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October 2012

The following is an announcement from Panduit on the passing of its founder, Jack Caveney, Sr. TINLEY PARK, IL (November 15, 2012) – It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of the founder of Panduit, Jack Caveney, Sr.
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O’Connell Electric Supports Nik Wallenda’s Walk Over Niagara Falls
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Timothy Johnson
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July 2012

Nik Wallenda made headlines on June 15 as the daredevil, scion of the famous Flying Wallenda family, walked across a 1,800-foot-long cable suspended over Niagara Falls.

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NSi Appoints New President and Vice President
September 2011
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NSi Industries, LLC, manufacturer and supplier of power connectors, lighting controls, wire management and lighting products, has named Randall Parian as President effective Friday, September 16, 2011.

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Leviton Acquires Obvius Energy Information Solutions
September 2011
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Leviton Manufacturing Co., a leader in electrical wiring devices, lighting energy management systems and commercial data networking solutions, announced the acquisition of Obvius, a provider of cost-effective hardware solutions to collect energy information.

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California Launches Plan to Increase Lighting Efficiency
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Rick Laezman
| September 2011
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Sometimes, big change comes in small steps. For example, consumers have long since bought, literally and figuratively, into the notion that they can do their part to save energy by making seemingly innocuous changes to their daily lives, such as purchasing only compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).

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FCC Reveals Truth of Advertised Broadband Rates
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Timothy Johnson
| September 2011
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a report that promised to shake up the broadband world. To some extent, the report, “Measuring Broadband America,” provided results that weren’t very surprising but still good to see on paper.

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Siemens Examines Global Green City Index
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Timothy Johnson
| August 2011
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Like doctors, various organizations and authorities periodically attempt to gauge how their industries are doing by issuing studies that, in a sense, take a temperature reading on specific subjects. In this case, the mercury is green. In June, Siemens Corp.

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Construction Employment Slips Again in June, Extending Five-Year Slump
August 2011
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Construction employment remained mired in a five-year slump as the industry shed another 9,000 jobs from May to June, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America.

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FPL Customers Claim First Round of Solar PV Rebates
August 2011
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The application window for ­Florida Power & Light (FPL) Co.’s 2011 solar photovoltaic (PV) rebate program closed after 310 FPL customers applied for approximately $5.6 million in rebates to reduce the cost of installing solar-power panels at their home or business.

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