Key dates in Black & Decker's history Nov 3, 2009
1959: Black & Decker organizes a subsidiary called Master Power Corporation to acquire Master Pneumatic Tool Co., a manufacturer of portable air tools with operations in Ohio and Canada. 1960: Alonzo G. Decker Jr., son of the co-founder and a Black & Decker employee since 1930, succeeds Robert D. Black as president. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Car Crashes Into Vacant Building, Injures Two Jul 18, 2009
Waco Fire Department responded with pneumatic tools to cut one of passengers out of the wreckage. 0000368C. (KWTX.com, TX)
Sixty years after leaving school Mt. Pleasant man gets diploma Jul 6, 2009
After retiring from the military, he worked at mobile home plants and Kentec Inc. in Atlanta, a company that made pneumatic tools. After I retired, I was called back to work for the company again, Manning recalled. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Staples profit falls 33 percent in 1st quarter May 28, 2009
We offer a wide variety of stainless steel nails for pneumatic tools including Bostitch Staples and nails in stainless steel. Online sales and fast service. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Airport's new big dog attacks crashes Feb 28, 2009
Other features include a heating system so the plumbing doesn't freeze, halogen lights on the roof, and an air compressor and hose to run pneumatic tools. Hoses dangling from the chassis can douse flames under the truck and create a fire break if the ARFF is driving through a burning field. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Drumlummon dreaming (23) Feb 9, 2009
Below the fence, hanging about 5 feet in the air, are cords and pipes carrying water, air to breathe and to power pneumatic tools, and electricity. Deeper into the mine, the whoosh of a fan steadily increases until it s too loud for conversation. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
