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The Amana Corporation is an American brand of household appliances. It was founded in 1934 by George Foerstner as the Electrical Equipment Co. in Middle Amana, Iowa, to manufacture commercial walk-in coolers. The business was later owned by the Amana Society and became known as Amana Refrigeration, Inc. [2] It is now owned by the Whirlpool ...
Each white lump marks the top of a deep ground-freezing tap. Cross section of a ground freezing pipe as used in the Big Dig. Ground freezing is a construction technique used in circumstances where soil needs to be stabilized so it will not collapse next to excavations, or to prevent contaminants spilled into soil from being leached away. [ 1 ]
Cold Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. [2] It is known as Eitse'ihpaa or Eitse'ippaa (literally "cold water" or "cold spring") in Shoshoni. [3] It is located just off U.S. Route 395 in the northwestern part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area, adjacent to the California state line.
Thermador appliances are manufactured in different locations, depending on the type and model of the product. Most of them are made in the USA, in BSH’s factories in New Bern, [4] North Carolina, and La Follette, Tennessee.
The Nevada–California–Oregon Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad originally planned to connect Reno, Nevada, to the Columbia River. However, only 238 mi (383 km) of track were laid so service never extended beyond Lakeview , Oregon .
California has seen a consistent and significant increase in its minimum wage over the past decade. In 2014, the state’s minimum wage was $9.00 an hour. Today, it’s set at $16 an hour, rising ...
A sharp peak in the Deep Freeze Range, 1,420 metres (4,660 ft) high, standing along the west side of Campbell Glacier between Mount Queensland and the terminus of Bates Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1955-63. Named by US-ACAN for Peter J. Mills, geologist at McMurdo Station, 1965-66 season. [18]
Downtown Reno, including the city's famous arch over Virginia Street Silver Legacy Hotel with Downtown Reno in the background Reno skyline in June 2006 Reno skyline in September 2014 Until the 1960s, Reno was the gambling capital of the United States, but Las Vegas's rapid growth, American Airlines ' 2000 buyout of Reno Air and the growth of ...