Franklin Electric names new global water VP, celebrates HQ anniversary
Donald Kenney
Greg Levine
Donald Kenney, vice president and president, global water, will be retiring after nearly 32 years with Franklin Electric. Kenney led Franklin Electric’s Global Water growth strategy over the past decade. Taking over the position is Greg Levine, who joined Franklin Electric in July from Nidec Corp., where he served as president of the motion control and drives business for the past six years. Before working at Nidec, Levine held senior engineering roles at Emerson for 15 years.
Franklin Electric also celebrated the 10th anniversary of its global corporate headquarters in Fort Wayne, Indiana. CEO Gregg Sengstack addressed employees. Completed in 2013, the 120,000-square-foot complex is located on 102 acres. The building is powered by more than 70 Franklin Electric products. Outside, a cooling pond provides geothermal heating and cooling. The company was granted LEED Silver certification through the U.S. Green Building Council.
Wastewater Mega-Conference registration is now open
The attendee and exhibitor registration is now open for the 2023 Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference, Oct. 22-25 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Virginia.
The Mega-Conference is a national, collaborative effort between NOWRA, NAWT, the State Onsite Regulators Association (SORA), and the host state's NOWRA affiliate, the Virginia Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association.
The theme for this year's conference is Clean Water for Healthy Communities. The opening session will feature an environmental justice presentation, Building Wastewater Infrastructure That Will Last Because People Matter, by Sherry Bradley from the Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program in Alabama.
Attendee registration for the 2023 Mega-Conference includes options for full conference registration; one-day registration; and discounts for NOWRA, NAWT, SORA and VOWRA members as well as for regulators, students, and guests/spouses. Optional events are also available to all attendees, including a pre-conference drip workshop, two onsite wastewater field trips options, and the "Out of This World" off-site social event at Virginia Air & Space Science Center.
To find out more about the 2023 Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference, including agenda, registration, and hotel information, visit the Mega-Conference website. Rates will increase after Sept. 24.
