WASHINGTON (Jan. 30, 2014) – At the 14th National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy and the Environment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced grants to four research institutions for innovative and sustainable water research to manage harmful nutrient pollution. Nutrient pollution is one of America's most widespread, costly and challenging environmental problems, and is caused by excess nitrogen and phosphorus in waterways.

AUSTIN, Texas (Jan. 30, 2014) – Emerson Process Management held the grand opening of its Emerson Innovation Center - Process Systems and Solutions in Round Rock, Texas, near Austin.

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. (Jan. 29, 2014) – Pump Solutions Group (PSG) announced several changes within its corporate organizational structure that are designed to meet future demands of scale, accountability and growth, both organic and acquired.

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Jan. 28, 2014) – Xylem won a contract valued at approximately $2.75 million to supply Xylem’s Wedeco-brand ultraviolet (UV) technologies to a wastewater treatment facility in the Vigo region of southwest Spain. With a treatment capacity of 147,000 cubic meters per day, benefiting 800,000 inhabitants, the facility will be the largest bio-filtration and UV wastewater treatment plant in Spain.

WESTPORT, Conn. (Jan. 27, 2014) — Emerson Climate Technologies’ Next Generation Copeland Scroll variable speed compressor line was honored as the 2014 AHR Expo Product of the Year during the Innovation Award Ceremonies on Jan. 22 at AHR Expo in New York.

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Jan. 27, 2014) – Xylem Inc. played a key role in a recovery mission to stabilize a large cargo ship carrying 150,000 tons of coal that ran aground off the coast of South Africa. Xylem’s Flygt 2600 series pumps removed water from the ship and helped to stabilize it so that none of the 1,830 tons of heavy fuel oil onboard leaked into the sea or endangered the local environment.

AMHERST, N.Y. (Jan. 23, 2014) – Columbus McKinnon Corporation announced that, effective Jan. 20, 2014, Jeff Armfield has been named Executive Director, Global Product Strategy and Development. Mr. Armfield will be responsible for developing a cross-functional product development and engineering team with the goal of improving the process of product design and execution plans centered around market needs, while increasing the Company's development cadence.

DUQUE de CAXIAS, Brazil (Jan. 23, 2014) – Ruhrpumpen is opening a new manufacturing plant this year in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. The 80,729-square-foot facility is strategically located near a major highway in Rio to provide optimum delivery service.

The facilities include a test laboratory capable of running performance and mechanical tests up to 8,000 horsepower. This plant will be able to manufacture most of the pumps from Ruhrpumpen’s product line.

NEWNAN, Ga. (Jan. 23, 2014) -- Yokogawa Corporation of America is expanding its North American presence in direct response to increased demand for its product, solution and service offerings.

(Jan. 23, 2014) – Arkema and Jurong Chemical announce the creation of Sunke, a joint venture in which Arkema will have a majority interest, comprising the assets of Jurong’s acrylic acid production site in Taixing opened in 2012.