CB_HVAC TALK_ A Penton Media Property November 12, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/contractingbusiness/v/106 --The HVAC Performance Bridge Hooray! It's budget season. If you're like most contractors, you're working on next year's budget right now. You've probably pulled your last three years' sales numbers for review. You're making educated assumptions about what your market will look like in 2010, based on the best information you can gather and how that information will affect your financial performance. You're probably estimating which product lines will grow and which ones will shrink. This is all really critical to the health and success of your business next year, but it's only as good as what I call the "HVAC Performance Bridge." To view the full article go to: http://contractingbusiness.com/business-management/hvac_bridge1112/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------------------------- --The Un-Comfort Zone With Robert Wilson - The Examined Life "Hola!" "Hola. _Qu_ tal?" "Bien. _ y tu?" "Bien." Paul and I were sixteen years old and had taken highschool Spanish for a year. We called each other every night on the phone and spoke to each other in our new language. More than anything we wanted to test our skill with a real Spanish speaking person, but we did not know any. Then we got the idea to have dinner at a Mexican restaurant. For two boys who had never dined out without their parents, this was a big adventure. We were so motivated that when we made reservations, we asked to be seated with a waiter who could not speak English. To view the full article go to: http://contractingbusiness.com/business-management/examined_life1112/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------------------------- --Johnson Controls Supplies Chillers to USS New York Navy Assault Ship The new U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS New York -- commissioned last weekend -- has ties to the World Trade Center destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and also to the HVAC industry. To view the full article go to: http://contractingbusiness.com/news/USSNewYork_chillers1112/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------------------------- --NATE Awards HARDI Members for Testing Excellence Distributor members of Heating, Airconditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) were recognized as "Top Testing Organizations" by North American Technician Excellence (NATE), during the HARDI Annual Fall Conference, Oct.31-Nov. 4, 2009, Orlando, FL. To view the full article go to: http://contractingbusiness.com/news/NATE_HARDI_testing_awards_1109/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------------------------- --Carrier Acquires Metro Mechanical Service Carrier Corp. has acquired Metro Mechanical Service, Inc. (MMS), a Las Vegas, NV-based HVAC contractor specializing in the service of commercial applied equipment and energy saving retrofit projects. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. To view the full article go to: http://contractingbusiness.com/news/Carrier_acquires_Metro_Mechanical_Service_Nevada_1111/ This eNewsletter was sent to: #email# Click here to start your own subscription to HVAC-Talk: http://www.hvac-talk.com/newsletter/subscribe.asp To unsubscribe: Click here http://email.contractingbusiness.com/webforms/newsletter/unsub/?email=#email#&lid=#list_id#&mid=#message_id# For information about advertising in this newsletter, contact: Virginia Goulding 216-931-9893 mailto:Virginia.goulding@penton.com Copyright 2009 Penton Media, Inc. Occupational Hazards 1300 E. 9th Street Cleveland, OH 44114