ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Aug. 26, 2015) – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) will help cultivate community engagement and educate Chicago youth about the value of water through the “The Pershing Cultivation Project: Growing Green Gardens and Young Minds.” Organized as a part of WEFTEC 2015 by the Students and Young Professionals Committee, the event is scheduled for Sept. 26 at Pershing East Magnet School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.

CHICAGO, Ill. (Aug. 21, 2015) – The PTDA Business Index for 2Q2015 indicates slowing compared with the previous quarter with a reading of 46.6, down from 67.7 in Q12015. This is the first time the Index, created in late 2010, has shown contraction in business activity, employment and inventories affecting the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2015) – Siemens has been awarded a long-term service agreement (LTP) for Xiaoshan Power Plant. The customer is Zhengjiang Zheneng Electric Power Co., Ltd.

The agreement covers scheduled maintenance, spare parts, technical support, warranties, program management, power diagnostics and performance monitoring for the power plant's Unit No. 5 SGT5-4000F gas turbine for more than 10 years.