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Trane Company and the Nuclear Age

During World War II, the Trane Company switched from the manufacture of U. S. residential, commercial and industrial heating and cooling systems to wartime production thanks to local women joining the workforce and filling the jobs left open when men left…
(written by Anita Taylor Doering, Archives Staff) A full-page ad in the local newspaper encouraging housewives and others left on the homefront to come to work for the Trane… https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/blog/trane-company-and-the-nuclear-age/

Trane Company's 'House of Weather Magic'

In 1954 the Trane Company's Research and Testing Laboratory was dedicated as the 'House of Weather Magic."
(written by Anita Taylor Doering, Archives Staff) The Trane Company began as a humble plumbing and heating shop in 1885 on Pearl Street.  James Trane’s name is often seen on ci… https://archives.lacrosselibrary.org/blog/trane-companys-house-of-weather-magic/

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