BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. -- Herc Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HRI), a North American equipment rental supplier operating as Herc Rentals Inc., announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Houston-based Champion Rentals, Inc. (Champion). Terms were not disclosed.Champion is a full-service general equipment rental company comprising approximately 100 employees and four locations serving contractors and industrial, manufacturing and government customers in the Houston metropolitan area.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- SPX FLOW, Inc.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The Clean Air Group, LLC, commonly known as “CR Clean Air”, has selected Diego Tebaldi of Newton, MA to fill the role of general manager.

Tebaldi joins CR Clean Air at a time when the company continues to grow fast and expand its market globally; his role will include overseeing the day to day operations of the firm, including recruiting additional talent, expanding the technical capabilities and client management and acquisition.

DENVER - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the final Lead and Copper Rule. American Water Works Association President Melissa Elliott issued the following statement.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Transmission Corporation (OTC), an industrial equipment service provider and distributor headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, today announced the acquisition of JCI Industries, a leading provider of pumps, motors, controls, field service and remanufacturing to commercial, industrial and environmental customers throughout the Midwest.

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.