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According to the ADP Small Business Report, total private employment among small businesses (U.S. companies with fewer than 50 employees) increased by 44,000 in August.

BNP Media has announced the acquisition of the Professional Services Division of Ascend Media, which includes the Food, Beverage and Packaging Group, and the Gaming Group of magazines, conferences, websites and events.

Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for July totaled 637,606, down 3% from July 2006 shipments.

The National Association of Realtors reported today a sharp drop in pending home sales for July, down 12.2 percent to the lowest levels in six years.

Joseph DeAngelo will remain with HD Supply as its chief executive officer.

Viessmann Manufacturing appointed Richard Corcoran as General Manager of Viessmann Manufacturing Company (U.S.) Inc.

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) hired Pete DeMarco as its new Director of Special Programs.

Tavenner Wolseley plc (Reading, England) appointed Bill Tavenner to director of the new Commercial/Mechanical Business Group for its North American Division, which formerly was part of the Commercial Industrial Business

Cardinal Supply, part of the Century Group (Valparaiso, IN), named Brad Wright branch manager of its Goshen, IN, location. Wright has more than 25 years of wholesale supply business experience.

Ferguson (Newport News, VA) acquired the assets of Minneapolis-based Fire Fab, a distributor and fabricator of fire safety and suppression systems, from Brad Coons and David Wagner in July. Fire