December 26, 2008- Fleming Electronics, Inc. has changed their name to Fleming Controls and Power Specialties, Inc.
The company has been working in the industrial and commercial industries since 1989. Since that date, the company has performed work for customers that included services related to variable frequency drives, electronic board installation and repair, panel building and automated equipment troubleshooting and repair. Over the last decade, Fleming has been more actively involved with power protection technologies such as power analysis, infrared scanning, and consulting.
“Our new name helps our customers recognize the types of services we can offer,” said C.Ann Fleming, CEO. “We have invested our time and energy in these technologies to ensure we are ready to help our customers manage the ever changing needs of their power systems.”
Jan-Feb, 2009- IAEI Arkansas Chapter Establishes the Philip H. Cox Award of Excellence
At the Arkansas Chapter's Fall Annual Meeting, held October 30–31, 2008, the first annual “Philip H. Cox Award of Excellence” was awarded to Mr. Lorin Fleming of Benton, Arkansas. Mr. Fleming was presented the award due to his longstanding commitment and service to the organization. The award was named after Phil Cox a longtime member of the organization. Mr. Cox has had a long and distinguished career in the electrical industry. He was instrumental in taking the organization from the Oklahoma/ Arkansas Chapter to the present Arkansas Chapter.
Mr. Cox served as CEO and executive director of the IAEI in Richardson, Texas. He was a member of numerous NEC code-making panels as well as a NEMA field representative. He was appointed by Governor Clinton as the first chairman of the Arkansas Board of Electrical Examiners in 1979. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
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"C. Ann Fleming (she's called "C. Ann") has worked for the commercial electrical subcontractor company her father founded since she was a teenager. Growing into the role of CEO was so natural that now she's not even sure when she got the title, but it's been close to 10 years...."
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Arkansas Business, 12/08/2008: "We congratulate the winners of the fourth annual Arkansas Business Best of Business Awards! The winners and runners-up are listed on the following pages.
Hundreds of people logged onto ArkansasBusiness.com to vote for the companies and organizations that they think are the best in the state at what they do. We thank every one of you. After polling ended at midnight Oct. 31, we compiled this unscientific survey...."
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