Advance: March U.S. Durable Goods Orders Up 2.6% MTM
It was the first consecutive increase since June of last year.
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2024
DoL Releases Final OT Rule
The rule is set to increase the current salary threshold for overtime pay exemption by 65% at the start of 2025.
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FTC Votes to Ban Noncompetes. NAW Voices Stern Opposition
The rule will go into effect 120 days after entered into the Federal Register, though it’s expected to meet stern legal opposition.
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MDM’s 1Q24 MarketPulse: Year Starts Flat Against Tough Comparables
Find a wealth of data and analysis extracted from the 1Q24 Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey, including trending charts and figures for revenue and expectations, plus plenty of interesting commentary.
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Sonepar’s World Electric Makes Leadership Appointments
The moves are across the distributor’s locations in Florida and Georgia.
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Cameron Ashley Enters Connecticut with Another DC
The rapidly-expanding building products distributor now has more than 60 DCs across the U.S.
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Packer Fastener Relocates Madison Branch
Alongside relocating its Green Bay, WI headquarters and opening a new branch near Kansas City, Packer Fastener’s busy past six months has also included relocating a branch in Wisconsin’s capitol city. Late this past fall, the distributor of fasteners and other class-C components has moved its Madison, WI location about five miles north to a
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Distribution Returns Platform Continuum Nets $1.7M in Pre-Seed Round
The investment will help Continuum expand digital transformation for B2B distributors and manufacturers beyond eCommerce.
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Distributors TopBuild, SPI Nix Acquisition Deal
Originally announced this past July, the deal was valued at $960 million.
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Key Supply Chain Management Strategies for OEMs, and the Questions to Ask
Two VPs from fasteners distributor and manufacturer Optimas Solutions discuss personally-vetted supply chain management strategies for OEMs.
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Taiwan’s WT Microelectronics Completes $3.8B Acquisition of Future Electronics
The deal was originally announced on September 14, 2023.
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NFDA Posthumously Awards Strandquist as Fastener Pro of the Year
Marc Strandquist — a 37-year industry veteran with Wurth Industry North America, Optimas Solutions and Martin Inc. — passed away on Aug. 31.
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Analysis: Geopolitical Impacts on Distributors’ Supply Chains
We analyze the qualitative results of our 1Q24 Baird-MDM Distribution Survey question that asked distributors about current or expected impacts from geopolitical issues.
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Schneider Electric, Bentley Systems Discussing Potential Deal
A potential transaction would likely be a merger of Bentley with Schneider’s software business and be valued at over $15 billion.
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Ballymore Safety Sold from Graycliff to One Equity Partners
Middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners acquires lifting, material handling and safety product distributor and manufacturer.
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L.A.’s Ace Industrial Shares Product Expansion Plans
The distributor is adding over 1,000 new products to its current inventory of 6,000 items alongside advanced logistics solutions.
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February U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Up 9% YoY
After a weak finish to 2023, the industry saw rebounds in monthly orders and shipments in the first two months of 2024.
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Electrical Distributor Fromm Launches Services Division
Reading, PA-based Fromm launched an engineering and fabrication division to serve manufacturers and electrical contractors.
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BlackHawk Expands Vending Unit with 2 Appointments
BlackHawk Industrial accelerates expansion efforts with two key additions to its national supply chain solutions vending operations.
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Quick Thoughts from ISA24
Mike Hockett shares observations from ISA’s annual spring convention, covering event takeaways on the economy, technology, sales transformation, culture, regulations and more.
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