We have gathered the following news updates on how industry associations have reacted to the news of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on Sept. 11, 2001.
ISH North America (NA) announced that MASCO Corp. has committed to exhibiting at the newly launched international trade show scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2002, at the National Trade Centre in Toronto, Canada.
Edwin A. Nordstrom, vice president and general manager for Viessmann Mfg. Co. (US) Inc., hosted the company's groundbreaking ceremony for its new U.S. headquarters and distribution center.
Harriet Gerber Lewis, chairperson of Gerber Plumbing Fixtures Corp. and a beloved plumbing industry citizen, passed away Sept. 24, 2001, of a heart attack at age 81.
While the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have had an unprecedented impact on the U.S. economy, the implications for the construction industry could be just as dramatic, according to information recently compiled by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
According to Barbara Higgens, executive director of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute, PMI has postponed its annual Fall meeting in Washington, DC, Sept. 23-26, until it can be rescheduled.