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Karl Altergott has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Dunn-Edwards Corp., a manufacturer of architectural paints in the Southwest.

B.L. Downey Co. LLC has named Richard L. Metcalf as its Quality Assurance Manager.

Pump Systems Matter (PSM) and the Hydraulic Institute (HI), organizations dedicated to the advancement of pump knowledge and pumping systems optimization, will co-sponsor a one-day course titled “Pumping Systems Optimization: Opportunities to Improve Life Cycle Performance” on March 19, 2009, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago (Rosemont), IL.

The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) has informed Rohm and Haas Co. that Dow will not close on the proposed acquisition of Rohm and Haas as scheduled on Jan. 27, 2009.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. has reported net income of $0.8 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended Nov. 30, 2008, compared to net income of $3.7 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2007.

Russian Corp. of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) has signed agreements of cooperation with the Russian Academy of Science (RAS) and Moscow State University (MSU).

RadTech, the Association for UV and EB Technology, has announced a special meeting on the development of photovoltaics using UV/EB technologies.

The 2009 Northwest Coatings Fest will be held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on May 4-6, 2009, at the Laurel Point Inn.

Paint and Coatings Industry Magazine (PCI) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) provider Deacom Inc. will present a free webinar.

The Leneta Co. has announced the appointment of B.H. Roettker Co. as manufacturer’s representative covering, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania