MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 7 -- The A.O. Smith, a manufacturer of residential and commercial water heaters and boilers, issued the following news on Sept. 6, 2023: Water technology company A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) announced today it acquired Water Tec of Tucson, an Arizona-based water treatment company, in an all-cash transaction. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Water Tec joins other A. O. Smith acquisitions, Atlantic Filter (2022), Master Water Corporation (2021), Wate  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Michael Ortiz, 70, of Tucson, Arizona was sentenced by United States District Judge Raner C. Collins on August 29, 2023, to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Ortiz pleaded guilty to Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit. Ortiz also was sentenced to 12 months of consecutive imprisonment for violating conditions of his federal supervise  more

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, Sept. 7 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma issued the following news: Jordan Vinyard is connecting the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma and Chickasha community through her art. Vinyard, dean of the school of visual and performing arts, was recently named a recipient of a Thrive Powerhouse Grant, a $10,000 community-based award from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition made possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Vinyard's project, "  more

MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, Sept. 7 -- Connecticut Wesleyan University issued the following news on Sept. 6, 2023: Wesleyan welcomes 56 new faculty members for the 2023-24 academic year. The group contains 19 new visiting faculty members, 16 assistant professors, three Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral fellows, three associate professors of the practice, three postdoctoral fellows, two university professors, two Distinguished Writers in Residence, two coaches and adjunct professors, one assistant prof  more