Hodgkins, IL – When the heat is on and chilling is no longer cool and comfortable, the JC Heating & Cooling team delivers the highest quality solutions to ensure their clients’ HVAC systems are always working safely and efficiently.

The family-owned company has 25 years of experience offering premium quality products and the highest degree of value and care to residents and businesses across the North and South West Suburbs.

Founded on the principles of quality, honesty and integrity, all JC Heating & Cooling technicians are factory trained and certified, ensuring they offer only the best services the company advocates. 

They offer various services, including AC repair, installation and maintenance, refrigerant leak repairs, AC coil cleaning. Thanks to their dedication and passion, JC Heating & Cooling, has also been recognized as a Rheem top contractor dealer for six consecutive years. They also have flat rate pricing that lets clients know upfront how much an HVAC installation will cost. 

Company owner Jaroslaw Chwierut said: “An AC system is an investment you trust will last for many summers, and that helps keep you cool when the heat is unbearable. Unexpected problems can be stressful and bothersome, especially if you don’t know how to resolve them promptly.

“A room’s air conditioner can mean the difference between extreme boiling heat and a comfortable and cold indoor climate. When your AC isn’t working as expected, you may require AC servicing. Our team has worked with many AC units for years, serving the local community.”

Due to their winning formula and customer-focused approach, JC Heating & Cooling has won many plaudits from satisfied customers. Alan Bayder commented: “Amazing job! We used JC Heating and cooling to install a radiant heating system/boiler for our basement and garage. We also hired them to service our existing furnace and a/c unit. The team was professional and courteous during the boiler installation and everything exceeded our expectations. The estimate was fair and the work was quickly completed to our satisfaction. I would highly recommend JC Heating and Cooling for anything Heating/Cooling related for your home.”

Mary Catalano added: “My family and I bought this beautiful old home that was built in 1922, and we completely remodeled it. So we had a lot of questions about how to integrate the old section of the home and the new section of the home. And from the design phase to the installation, and the follow up, Jerry and JC Comfort were phenomenal. I couldn’t imagine doing the project without them!”

To book an appointment or for more information about their services:

Phone: (708) 352-3131

Website: https://www.jccomfort.com/

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to host a complimentary webinar, ‘France: New Labeling for Triman and Sorting Information for Softlines Products’ on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

Manufacturers and retailers of textiles, household linen and footwear products in France will have to respond to the new anti-wastage law, AGEC no. 2020-105 in early 2023. Under this law, published in February 2020, the requirements for the labeling of products covered by the Triman mark have been changed to help consumers make informed decisions about the sorting of waste.

For manufacturers and retailers, the deadline for displaying the new information on their product labeling is February 2023. This webinar will look at the background to the changes, explore the new requirements for Triman labeling, and offer guidance on the support available for businesses, including resources available from SGS.

SGS Global Softlines Expert Valérie Cimetiere will present this webinar and Q&A session. The webinar will be of value for brands, retailers and suppliers importing or selling softlines products on the French market.

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About SGS 

We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 96,000 employees operate a network of 2,700 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

Plymouth, MA, January 11, 2023 -- Solar energy curious? This is an opportunity to get objective, straight-forward answers.

Fred Paris of the Wind Sun Institute and owner of Plymouth Solar Energy is offering a free presentation and discussion of Commercial Solar Energy, with emphasis on financial models that consider tax credits and depreciation methods for 2023 projects. The free, public event is set for Thursday, January 26, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the Jones River Landing, 51 Landing Road, Kingston MA.

The commercial solar energy market is stimulated with government tax credits, accelerated depreciation, and new methods for non-profit and municipal entities to receive cash in place of tax credits they cannot use.

As utilities upgrade the grid to accommodate commercial solar projects, the upgrades are focused on energy input to the grid rather than upgrading for additional electrical load. The customers installing solar of any significance pay the utility for these upgrades.

Topics will include:
- Key financial variables for commercial and residential solar
- Investment Tax Credits: who gets them it and how much
- 2023 Applying the 80% Bonus depreciation for Solar Investments
- Determining the IRS basis for 5-year solar
- Applying Accelerated Depreciation for 2023
- Understanding REC incentives and SMART payments
- Non-Profit strategies for financial incentives

As a technical business instructor, Paris has taught Strategic Business Planning at Northeastern University, Business Values and Renewable Energy sessions at Babson College, and private technical lessons for organizations across the United States. Paris holds BA and MBA degrees. Locally, he designed and developed the solar energy curriculum at Massasoit Community College and is the owner of Plymouth Solar Energy.

Seating is limited. Please RSVP to - https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejlbnewkea6cdb4f&oseq=&c=&ch=

Plymouth Solar Energy is located at 18 Main Street Extension, Plymouth, MA. For more info visit www.PlymouthSolarEnergy.com . For a complimentary Solar Feasibility Study or questions, call (508) 746-5430 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Digital Entertainment Asset (DEA), a Singapore-based global Web3 entertainment company and operator of the PlayMining GameFi platform, has announced the launch of its DEP Buyback Program.

The company will continuously buy back its own DEAPcoin ($DEP) crypto token in order to sustainably increase the token’s value. DEA will use up to 40 percent of its own sales — but not including DEP sales from its gaming platform PlayMining — to fund the buyback.

“Through the DEP Buyback Program, we aim to increase the value of DEP tokens over the medium to long term,” said DEA co-founder and co-CEO, Naohito Yoshida. “This will help us stabilize the PlayMining ecosystem and return profits to DEP holders.”

The program starts January 2023, with specific timing and buyback amounts to be determined based on market trends and the condition of the PlayMining economy. Details will be published via whitepaper at a later date.

Growing the PlayMining GameFi Platform

The current PlayMining GameFi catalog features a number of casual Play and Earn (P&E) NFT games, including Job Tribes, Cookin’ Burger, Menya Dragon Ramen, Graffiti Racer and Lucky Farmer. More games are scheduled to launch this year, and a metaverse initiative is also in the works.

Players can earn DEP by playing these games, which can be used in many ways: DEP can be sold back to PlayMining, traded on popular exchanges or used to purchase NFTs on the PlayMining NFT marketplace. DEP has the distinction of being the first P&E token officially approved by Japan’s Financial Service Agency.

The NFT marketplace hosts artwork from popular Japanese anime and video game creators as well as NFTs that can be used in all of the Web3 games on the PlayMining platform. Notably, DEA pays royalties to both official and fan art creators on their NFT marketplace, with SG$9 million in royalties having been paid out over the past two years.

DEA has a mission to create a fair distribution platform for creators. In addition to creating their own Web3 games, DEA partners with third-party game studios to launch NFT games on the PlayMining platform. This gives small game developers a significant advantage: by integrating DEP into their games, it becomes possible to sell NFTs directly on the PlayMining NFT marketplace and later to develop metaverse projects related to their game, thereby opening up new monetization strategies for their intellectual property (IP).

“It can be notoriously hard for small game studios to monetize their IPs,” said DEA’s other co-founder and co-CEO Kozo Yamada. “The biggest distributors such as Nintendo and Apple take a huge cut from every sale, but our fees are much more reasonable. Through the empowerment of Web3 technology, we aim to build a GameFi library that rivals Nintendo!”

DEA recently celebrated a number of big successes at the tail end of 2022, having secured US$10 million investment from LDA Capital and a minority investment from Rakuten Capital. They also signed strategic Web3 partnerships with Rakuten Group and YGG SEA, and entered into a business alliance with TV Tokyo. All of these wins will serve to help PlayMining expand their GameFi platform.