US LBM Holdings Acquires Lampert Lumber
Acquisition expands company’s presence in Upper Midwest.
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2015
January Construction Spending Up 1.8% Year-Over-Year
Construction spending was down 1.1 percent from December.
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Brady Industries Acquires Nevco Location in Idaho
Acquisition will strengthen company’s coverage in southern part of Idaho.
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Manufacturing Sector Expansion Continues in February
PMI down 0.6 percent, but growth continues for 26th consecutive month.
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Arrow Electronics to Acquire immixGroup
Acquisition will expand company’s presence in the public sector market.
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Report: Private Companies Plan to Expand into New Sectors
‘Business as usual’ is an unhealthy risk in today’s economy.
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Is the Sun Setting on AmazonSupply?
Amazon expected to fold AmazonSupply into its main platform as part of ‘significant change’ at retail giant.
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Affiliated Distributors Adds Power Transmission Division
Industry veteran Bill Childers to lead company’s new division.
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ISA Report Shows Slowed Growth in January
Both the Manufacturer Index and the Distributor Index decreased.
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ABC Supply Acquires Division of The Ar-Jay Center
Exterior building products business to be integrated into ABC Supply’s Cedar Rapids Branch.
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DXP Enterprises Sales Grow 20.8% in 2014
Company posts net loss of $45.2 million for year.
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Real GDP Grows 2.2% in 4Q
Real gross domestic product increased 2.4 percent in 2014.
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TTI Announces Management Restructure
Appointments include Mike Morton being named president, TTI Global Sales and Marketing.
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MAPI Quarterly Forecast: Lower Oil Prices Spur Consumer Spending
Manufacturing production is expected to outpace GDP.
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A.M. Castle Sales Decline 7% in 2014
Revenue drop, net loss of $134.7 million force company to appoint COO from third-party consulting firm.
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Huttig Building Products Sales Up 11% in 2014
Fourth quarter sales increase 8 percent year-over-year.
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Ferguson Makes Acquisitions in Colorado, Iowa
Company acquires Builders Appliance Center and Ar-Jay Building Products.
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TriMas Sales Increase 8% in 2014
Company reports full-year profit of $68.5 million.
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Durable Goods New Orders Up 2.8% in January
Transportation equipment led the increase, rising 9.1 percent.
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Ingram Micro Sales Up 9% in Fiscal 2014
Technology distributor’s fourth-quarter sales jump 18 percent.
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