Industrial distributor Lewis-Goetz and Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, has acquired Transport Parts Inc., a Minneapolis-based distributor of industrial hose and accessories serving the transportation and industrial markets of Minnesota. The acquisition extends Lewis-Goetz’s footprint into the northern Midwest. More
 
Huttig Building Products, Inc., reported sales of $671 million for 2008, down 23.3% from 2007. The distributor of building materials recorded a year-end loss of $35.4 million, compared to a loss in 2007 of $8.2 million. For the fourth quarter 2008, sales were $126 million, down 30% from fourth quarter 2007. A loss of $15.4 million was recorded for the …