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AOC sold to Praxair, Inc. By TRAVIS M. WHITEHEAD Valley Morning Star Valley Morning Star HARLINGEN â Acetylene Oxygen Company, a Harlingen-based company with 30 locations throughout Texas, has finalized its sale to Praxair, Inc. based in Danbury, Conn. According to a company spokesman, Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2011 sales of $11 billion.
Using the Cost Guide, GAO determined that the Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) cost-estimating guidance conforms to leading practices for developing estimates that are, in general, comprehensive and well-documented.hy GAO Did This Study. AOC is responsible for the maintenance, renovation, and new construction of the U.S. Capitol complex, which comprises more than four dozen facilities. Reliable cost estimates for projects are crucial to AOC's capital-planning and construction processes.