NEW ORLEANS, La. (Sept. 28, 2016) – The Water Council of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, received a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for its BREW Accelerator program. The honor was presented at an awards ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 27, during the IEDC Annual Conference, which was held Sept. 25-28, in Cleveland, Ohio.

(Sept. 27, 2016) — MICRODYN-NADIR has announced the acquisition of specialty membrane company TriSep Corporation. The Goleta, California, based company has profound experience and expertise in the area of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration and has built a strong reputation for successfully customizing solutions to the need of their broad customer base. The acquisition will allow MICRODYN-NADIR to be a one-stop shop with a wide range of membrane filtration products.

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (Sept. 27, 2016) – ESE Inc., a control system integration company providing design and development of plant automation systems for the food and beverage industry, recently hired Craig Moeller as an inside sales/application specialist.

Moeller’s eight years of experience as an electrical engineer and two years in business development, makes him well-suited for ESE customers. This experience ensures that he is able to serve customers and understands the industry.

AURORA, Ill. (Sept. 27, 2016) — Grundfos held its fifth annual Walk for Water charitable benefit in Kansas City, Missouri, and Aurora, Illinois, raising more than $35,000 for global water crisis relief.

Roughly 230 Grundfos employees and local participants joined the two events, designed to build awareness about the global water crisis and raise funds for safe, sustainable water solutions in developing countries.

GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (Sept. 27, 2016) — Dreisilker Electric Motors Inc. announced that veteran manufacturing executive Rick Proud has been named chief operating officer for the company.

Proud brings an extensive manufacturing experience base, having held high-level executive positions with both Abrasive-Form Inc. and GE Aviation. Most recently, Proud was president of Turbine Component Resources where he led all aspects of the organization.