FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Jessie Hinther, sales manager for Franklin Electric’s U.S. Industrial – Central Region, has been elected president of the Submersible Wastewater Pump Association (SWPA), an organization serving the manufacturers of submersible pumps for municipal and industrial wastewater applications; the manufacturers of component parts and accessories for submersible pump lift stations; and companies that provide services to users of those products. 

CLEVELAND -- Olympic Steel Inc., a national metals service center, announced that Jeffrey A. Carson has joined the company as general manager for the Bettendorf, Iowa facility.

In this position, Carson will be responsible for driving the safe, profitable growth of temper mill processing, fabrication and metal distribution for the facility and the geographic region it serves. He will report directly to Thomas J. Sacco, regional vice president.