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AC units stolen
Five air conditioning units were reported stolen Friday from a southwest Topeka accounting firm.
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Thieves continue to steal air-conditioning units in the Dayton area for their copper, often taking as many units as possible to make up for the metal's lower value on the scrap market.
Today, copper is selling for just over $3 per pound. Five years ago, it sold for about $4 per pound. Authorities say the price is rising.
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Greensburg Salem School District is looking at purchasing air- conditioning units to solve stifling heat conditions in three classrooms at Amos K. Hutchinson Elementary School.
Superintendent Thomas Yarabinetz told a group of concerned parents at Wednesday's school board meeting that the district is seeking prices from suppliers.
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Six SUV-sized air-conditioning units are poised to put an extra chill under Mellon Arena's metal dome as the Penguins try to extend their playoff hot streak into warmer months.
Keeping cool will cost as much as $75,000 for up to seven home games -- if the Pens progress through the Stanley Cup Finals. The money comes from a surcharge on tickets, and tourism officials say the price tag is nothing compared to the nearly $4 million in revenue each game generates.
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HUNTINGTON - A thief who scored $25 worth of copper by stripping air conditioners at a warehouse for the Huntington Area Food Bank has caused $45,000 worth of heartache for the nonprofit organization.
The theft, which occurred overnight Sunday, destroyed two of four air conditioners at the leased warehouse at 12th Street and 7th Avenue at an estimated cost of $40,000, according to a Huntington Police Department report.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia is trying to help people in need stay cool.
Through the association's Lend a Hand project, the Augusta chapter donated five air-conditioning units to the Senior Citizens Council and five to the Augusta-Richmond County Health Department's North Leg Road location Aug. 24.
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Air Conditioning Units
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Some of the air conditioning units that keep Englewood Hospital and Medical Center comfortable date back to the late 1960s when it took a lot more electricity to cool and pump air than today's models.
It's one of the reasons Englewood pays $4.5 million a year for electricity.
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Contact: Danielle McAuley, +1-212-251-7209, dmcauley@cda.copper.org