The floods that hit Iowa in June 2008 are sometimes called “Iowa’s Katrina.” While they didn’t have the loss of life that accompanied that Category 5 hurricane which struck New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in 2005, Iowa’s flooding still caused an estimated $64 billion in damage.

CHICAGO - Show organizers were predicting a record, and the 2012 AHR Expo didn’t disappoint.

It pays to have a specialty, particularly in a tough economy.

CHICAGO - Recession? What recession? Not at Fabtech. The Nov. 14-17, 2011, metal forming and fabrication event at the massive McCormick Place convention center here broke all the records organizers have used to track the show: trade show attendance, seminar enrollment and exhibit space.

It’s affectionately called the “learning barn,” but the Evelyn Turlington Elementary School in Hockley, Texas, is more sustainable and energy efficient than anything you’d find on a farm.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Getting the sheet metal industry out of its years-long funk will take new ways of thinking and working, according to the speakers SMACNA booked for its Sept. 25-28 annual convention.

WAILEA, Hawaii - In the delicate work-life balance that most associations attempt with their annual conferences, it’s clear what the schedule is designed around.

Just when you think the AHR Expo can’t get any larger, show officials release new numbers on the size of the event.