TYLAN GENERAL, INC. of San Diego, California has acquired SPAN INSTRUMENTS of Texas. Tylan

TYLAN GENERAL, INC. of San Diego, California has acquired SPAN INSTRUMENTS of Texas. Tylan manufactures mass flow controllers, gas panel and pressure measurement devices. Span manufactures high-purity monitoring and control instruments. As part of the acquisition, Don Whitson, cofounder and CEO of Span, will join Tylan General as vice chairman, chief administrative officer, and member of the board of directors.

Four Firefighters Hurt in Fire in Abandoned Harlem (NY) Building

Four firefighters were injured battling a massive fire that tore through an abandoned Harlem building where jazz icon Billie Holiday reportedly once lived.