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Air conditioning giant to merge units, cut jobs.

Publication: Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News
Publication Date: 07-NOV-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: Gilbert Chan

Nov. 7--Faced with a sluggish home construction market, Sacramento-based Beutler Heating and Air Conditioning announced Monday it will merge business operations with its Air Design Inc. affiliate to reduce overhead costs.

Beutler, one of the nation's largest residential heating and air conditioning contractors, will lay off about 45 employees at facilities in Sacramento and five other Central Valley and Bay Area locations. The combined entity, which employs about 1,200 workers, will continue as Beutler Heating and Air.

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