POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Feb. 12, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wrench Group, a national leader in home services, announced that Lindstrom Air Conditioning & Plumbing, a leader in home services in Southeast Florida, has joined Wrench Group is.

With Lindstrom, Wrench Group has added its 28th store nationwide. Founded in 1975 by Carl Lindstrom, Lindstrom Air Conditioning & Plumbing has grown primarily through word of mouth, a shining testament to the company's commitment to excellent customer service. Serving more than 100,000 homeowners in Southeast Florida, the company provides air conditioning, heating, plumbing and air quality services through its team of experienced technicians.

“We are excited to join the Wrench Group family as they are truly the nation's leading provider of home services,” said Jeff Lindstrom, president of Lindstrom Air Conditioning & Plumbing. “This partnership will allow us to grow and serve even more homeowners throughout Southeast Florida while continuing our tradition of service excellence that our customers have come to know and love.”

“Lindstrom is a perfect fit for Wrench Group,” said Ken Haines, CEO of Wrench Group. “They are a great family business with a rich history and an outstanding local management team set up for long-term success in a rapidly growing region. We look forward to working with them and to great things ahead.”

Lindstrom employs approximately 300 people and its service area includes Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties. They have offices in Pompano Beach and Port St. Lucie. For more information about making an appointment online, visit https://www.lindstromair.com/.

Troutman Pepper, LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP acted as legal and financial advisors to Wrench Group, and Greenberg Traurig, PA and SF&P Advisors acted as legal and financial advisors to Lindstrom.

About Wrench Group

Wrench Group, LLC is a national leader operating in 28 markets across 15 states. The locations provide home repair, replacement and maintenance services specializing in heating, ventilation and air conditioning, plumbing, plumbing, electrical and related services. The company collectively serves more than 2 million customers annually with more than 7,300 team members in Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Fort Myers-Naples, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville-St. Augustine, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Palm Springs, Phoenix, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Francisco Bay Area, Sarasota, Southeast Florida, Southern Maryland, Tampa Bay and Tucson metropolitan areas.

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The locations have developed a strong reputation with brands that date back to the 1940s. For more information please visit us at www.wrenchgroup.com.

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IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alliant Insurance Services has hired Maria Barron as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group. The healthcare industry professional will provide a full range of solutions and services to a diverse client base across the West Coast.

Based in San Francisco, Barron has extensive experience working for health and wellness organizations, providing service and support to individuals facing a range of medical conditions and businesses looking to support their employees through high-value services and solutions. Barron also has expertise within the women’s health, fertility, and family-building sectors, delivering customizable solutions to add benefits from preconception through postpartum.

“Maria’s time with health and wellness organizations makes her a powerful resource for clients across a range of industries,” said Kevin Overbey, President, Alliant Employee Benefits. “Her deep understanding of the medical issues people face every day, and her insights into what can be done to provide help and support, adds additional strength to our team.”

Prior to joining Alliant, Barron served as Senior Director, Employer Sales at a healthcare services firm. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Pitzer College in Claremont, California.

Barron can be reached at (415) 302-4072 or at Maria.Barron@alliant.com.

About Alliant Insurance Services

Alliant Insurance Services is one of the nation’s leading distributors of diversified insurance products and services. We operate through a network of specialized national platforms and local offices to offer our clients a comprehensive portfolio of solutions built on innovative thinking and personal service. The business of managing risk is getting more complex, and Alliant is meeting this complexity head-on, not with more layers of management, but with more creativity and agility. Alliant is changing the way our clients approach risk management and benefits so they can capitalize on new opportunities to grow and protect their organizations. Visit us at alliant.com.

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Neptune Plumbing in Bedford Heights announced April 11 that Northern Ohio Plumbing in Eastlake will be joining their team, effective immediately.

Northern Ohio Plumbing has served the Northeast Ohio region for over 50 years. With the new arrangement, Neptune Plumbing will be able to further extend its delivery of quality, cutting-edge services to customers throughout Northeast Ohio, according to a news release.

The addition of the Northern Ohio Plumbing staff strengthens our presence in Northeast Ohio and gives us a timely addition to our quality team who share common goals, experiences, talents and reputations,” Adam Wallenstein, co-president of Neptune Plumbing, said in the release. “For 65 years, the leadership of Neptune Plumbing has been dedicated to building a customer-centric company that offers efficient, high-quality plumbing services. Those are traditions we highly value, and which we will continue to exhibit. We’re thrilled to welcome Northern Ohio Plumbing’s talented workforce into the Neptune family to better serve the region.”

The announcement comes during an increasingly tight labor market when it’s difficult to find skilled workers and a critical need for strong talent exists, and the collaboration will take Neptune to more than 100 employees, the release stated.

Named a top workplace by The Plain Dealer for the past three years and a recent recipient of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year East Central Award, the collaboration provides tremendous momentum for Neptune’s next phase of growth, according to the release.

“This is a time when pooling resources is critical, and we couldn’t think of another company that complements the work we’re already doing like Neptune Plumbing does,” Mark Wilson, vice president of Northern Ohio Plumbing, said in the release. “I’m thrilled that we’re going to be providing the community with more access, more resources and more knowledge to deliver plumbing needs.”

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MARIETTA, Ga., Aug. 06, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wrench Group, LLC (“Wrench”), a national leader in home services, announced that Boothe’s Heating, Air & Plumbing, based in Hollywood, Md., has joined the company’s family of regional brands. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The transaction expands the Wrench Group presence into the Mid-Atlantic region. Boothe’s was founded in 1993 and provides a wide array of services for homeowners in southern Maryland, including heating, air conditioning, indoor air quality, plumbing and drains.

“Boothe’s has built a reputation for outstanding customer service and rapid response from certified technicians over their nearly three decades in business,” said Ken Haines, Wrench Group CEO. “Their track record of growth is a perfect match for Wrench Group as we move into the mid-Atlantic for the first time.”

“Joining the Wrench Group family is a major milestone for us, as they embody the same values ​​of excellence that I founded our business upon,” said Wayne Boothe, president and owner of Boothe’s. “Wrench’s technology and operations support will enable us to grow more efficiently while providing the same high level of service that our customers have come to rely on.”

Boothe’s will retain its local leadership and management, and continue to operate under its current brand. They currently have over 115 team members and serve approximately 25,000 clients across southern Maryland, with a service area that spans from the southeast Washington DC suburbs to Point Lookout, from the Potomac River across to the Chesapeake Bay.

About Wrench Group

Wrench Group, LLC is a national leader operating under 22 brands in 16 markets across the United States. The locations provide home repair, replacement and maintenance services specializing in heating, ventilation and air conditioning, plumbing, water, and electrical services. The company collectively serves more than 1.1 million customers annually with over 3,600 team members in the Atlanta, Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Fort Myers-Naples, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville, Orlando, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Francisco Bay Area , southern Maryland and Tampa Bay metropolitan areas. The locations have developed strong reputations with brands that date back to the 1940s. For more information, please visit us at www.wrenchgroup.com.

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PALO ALTO, Calif., March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Colin Conklin has joined the firm’s corporate practice as a partner in the san francisco office. His addition bolsters Wilson Sonsini’s private and public company and transactional experience.

Conklin’s practice focuses on late-stage private company representation, capital transactions, and public company representation for companies in the technology and life sciences sectors.

“Innovative private and public companies in technology and life sciences sectors need sophisticated legal advice to help them manage unique challenges,” said Doug Clark, managing partner at Wilson Sonsini. “The transactional experience and skills that Colin has amassed during his career are exactly what growing and established clients value, and we’re pleased to welcome Colin to what is already a formidable private and public company team.”

Wilson Sonsini has more than 300 public company clients and a sterling reputation as an advisor to corporations, boards of directors, and board committees. The firm’s attorneys advise on core corporate and securities law matters, including reporting and disclosure requirements (SEC, NYSE, and NASDAQ), audit and compensation committee matters, and compliance with corporate governance statutes, including Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, and Delaware General Corporate Law. The firm also represents public companies in regulatory and litigation matters, as well as internal and board investigations. Since 2003, directors of publicly traded US corporations have consistently ranked Wilson Sonsini among the nation’s top law firms, according to the annual survey conducted by Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting.

Before joining Wilson Sonsini, Conklin worked as a partner in the san francisco office of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP. He joined Gunderson as an associate in 2016 and became partner in Jan 2021. His prior experience also includes working as a corporate and securities associate in the Palo Alto office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

“I am excited to join Wilson Sonsini, with its established brand of building and advising successful companies, including scores of clients that became public companies in prominent transactions,” said Conklin. “Wilson Sonsini has such an impressive and diverse range of interesting and innovative clients in the Bay Area and nationally. I look forward to working with the talented team in san francisco and collaborating with colleagues across the firm.”

Conklin earned his JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2012, and received his BA in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. He is admitted to practice in California.

About Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
For more than 60 years, Wilson Sonsini’s services and legal disciplines have focused on serving the principal challenges faced by the management and boards of directors of business enterprises. The firm is nationally recognized as a leading provider to growing and established clients seeking legal counsel to complete sophisticated corporate and technology transactions; manage governance and enterprise-scale matters; assist with intellectual property development, protection, and IP-driven transactions; represent them in contested disputes; and/or advise them on antitrust or other regulatory matters. With deep roots in Silicon Valley, Wilson Sonsini has offices in austin; Beijing; Boston; boulders; Brussels; Hong Kong; London; Los Angeles; new York; Palo Alto; Salt Lake City; San Diego; san francisco; Seattle; Shanghai; Washington, D.C; other Wilmington, DE. For more information, please visit www.wsgr.com.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A San Francisco man who heads a Silicon Valley startup has left the comforts of the Bay Area for the “biggest fight for freedom in my lifetime.”

Dwight Crow told CNN he went to Kyiv as soon as the war broke out.

The UC Berkeley graduate is the co-founder and chairman of the board of Palo Alto-based Whisper, a startup that uses artificial intelligence in the development of hearing aids.

Crow was wearing a military helmet during an interview with CNN’s Clarissa Ward broadcast on Friday.

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