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Unlike Pope Francis, I believe that air-conditioning and the capitalists responsible for the technology are blessings to the world. Perhaps the head of the Catholic Church, who condemned "the increasing use and power of air-conditioning" last week in a market-bashing encyclical, is unaware of the pioneering private company that has donated its time, energy and innovative heating, ventilating and air-conditioning equipment to the Vatican's most famous edifice for more than a decade. That's right. While the pontiff sanctimoniously attacks "those who are obsessed with maximizing profits," Carrier Corporation — a $13 billion for-profit company with 43,000 employees worldwide (now a...

Carrier will expand plant in Collierville Efficient heating, air units will require major addition By Jimmie Covington Contact March 12, 2004 Carrier Corp. officials Thursday night outlined a major expansion of the firm's Collierville plant to build more energy-efficient residential air-conditioning and heat pump units that the federal government has mandated for 2006. Plant general manager Rick Sanfrey said the project is "substantial," but it is too early for estimates on the cost or the number of jobs to be created. "It's a big deal," said town Administrator James Lewellen. The plant employs about 2,100 people. The last major expansion...