Intermatic Inc. (Spring Grove, Ill.): Rick Boutilier is now president and CEO. He started at Intermatic as CFO in 2004 and was promoted to COO in 2008. Gary Koetters was promoted V.P. of sales from director of industrial and retail sales. He has more than 20 years experience in the retail sector and was key in executing Intermatic’s retail product exit strategy. Deb Peterson was promoted to V.P. of marketing and product development. She joined Intermatic in 2006 and was formerly Senior V.P. of Motient. Peterson has an extensive background in MIS, marketing and business development.
Archive for January 8th, 2010
Worker Kills Four Employees at St. Louis ABB facility
A disgruntled employee at an ABB factory in St. Louis shot nine employees on Jan. 7, killing four and wounding five. St. Louis Post-Dispatch report
Energy Focus Forms Alliance with ESCO
Energy Focus Inc., a Cleveland-based lighting manufacturer, has formed a strategic alliance with Woodstone Energy, LLC a commercial and industrial energy services company (ESCO) that designs and implements turnkey, energy-saving solutions for Fortune 50-ranked manufacturers around the globe. Woodstone will utilize Stones River Companies, which Energy Focus recently acquired, as the turnkey lighting energy services provider for its energy services projects. Details
JP Morgan Analyst Likes GE, WESCO and Rockwell
A Barron’s report says JP Analyst Stephen Tusa raised his appraisal of GE, WESCO And Rockwell Automation to “overweight.” Tusa was the investment analyst who said last month in a Reuters report that Rockwell would be a good acquisition for GE. Since that report was published, Rockwell execs have repeatedly emphasized their desire to remain independent.
Panasonic Wants to Be One of the Top Three Companies in PV by 2016
A report on www.thestreet.com says Panasonic wants to use its recent acquisition of Sanyo to become one of the big dogs in the solar market.
GE Lights & Powers New Cowboys Stadium
GE’s contribution to the largest NFL venue ever built, the Dallas Cowboys’ new billion-dollar stadium — a cost-effective and energy-efficient lighting and electrical distribution equipment—has satisfied the Texas-sized expectations of the Cowboys organization. For GE Appliances & Lighting, the charge was to go on offense, developing and delivering stadium lighting that provides uniform and maintained light across the field, while eliminating glare and shadows for fans in the stands and at home. (Photo by James Smith/Dallas Cowboys)
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