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Cregger Co. (West Columbia, SC) acquired the assets of the 20,000-sq.-ft. Lexington, KY, branch of Kenny Pipe & Supply in February.

The A.I. McDermott Co. (Oshkosh, WI) hosted more than 300 dealers, suppliers and employees at the Oshkosh Convention Center for its 64th annual Dealer Meeting in March.

Liberty Pumps held an open house celebrating its new building expansion.

Rinnai has launched a leasing program to encourage the use of tankless or direct vent heating technology among consumers.

Howard J. Locke, 77, who served as manager of purchasing and inventory control at American Industrial Supply, Perth Amboy, NJ, died March 7 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.  

Glenn Wilson Ross, 87, founder of Ross Supply Co., Marion, IN, and one of the founding members of buying group WIT & Co., died March 5.

Construction spending during February 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $967.5 billion, 0.9 percent below the revised January estimate of $976.2 billion, according to the Commerce Department. January construction spending fell 3.5 percent.

New tax credit changes in The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 affect A. O. Smith water heating products.

Ferguson (Newport News, VA) promoted Brian Peelver to general manager for the Evansville, IN, branch.

First Supply (Madison, WI) promoted Mitch Anderson to branch manager for its New Brighton, MN, facility.