Birmingham, Ala. – Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, has named Stacy Lenard vice president/general manager of the Company’s Dallas Division – effective October 1.

For the past 17 years, the BPMA’s Pump Industry Awards have been recognizing the best performing companies, products and people for their achievements and positive contributions to this important industry sector. In 2018, the BPMA will again recognize those who strive for business, professional and engineering excellence. Eight awards are up for grabs at the 2018 event:

GERMANTOWN, Wisconsin (October 12, 2017) - WAGO North America has named Daniel Hernandez as the new general manager for Mexico. Hernandez holds a degree in mechanical engineering and a Master's of business administration.

WHITE PLAINS, New York (October 11, 2017) - ITT Inc. announced that it has elected Mario Longhi to its Board of Directors. Longhi, 63, is the former president and chief executive officer of United States Steel Corp., an integrated producer and manufacturer of flat-rolled sheet and tubular steel products for a wide range of industries.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Thirteen high-performing municipalities received recognition in the third annual National MS4 Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Awards on Oct. 2. These awards celebrate administrators of municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) that perform beyond regulatory requirements.

Topsfield, Mass., US and Oxford, UK – According to new data released by the International Desalination Association (IDA) and Global Water Intelligence, the global desalination market continues to grow, marking the fourth year of continued growth following a slowdown in the mid-2000s.

Highlights of the 30th Worldwide Desalting Inventory, published by GWI DesalData in association with the IDA follow. Please note that data is reported as of June 30 of each year.