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        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Hisco Names Dill CEO</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Hisco also announced its new value-add division, created by combining the company's value-add services into one unit.</description>
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            <title>WinWholesale Acquires Midwest Industrial Sales</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Location now operates as Kansas City Winfastener Co.</description>
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            <title>3M Names New President, CEO</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Inge Thulin will succeed George W. Buckley who has held the posts since 2005.</description>
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            <title>Ingersoll-Rand 4Q Sales Down 5%</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Excluding the recently divested Hussmann business, Ingersoll-Rand's fourth-quarter sales were up 1 percent.</description>
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            <title>RBC Bearings Sales Up 17% in 3Q</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Profit for the manufacturer increased 65 percent in the quarter.</description>
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            <title>Border States Electric Appoints South Central Region Business Development Manager</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Jay Esler will oversee business development in New Mexico and Texas.</description>
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            <title>Louisiana-Pacific Losses Grow in 2011</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>South American operations for the building materials supplier reported record profitability for the year.</description>
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            <title>Canadian Building Permits Up 11.1% in December</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Growth in permit primarily driven by increases in multi-family dwelling in Ontario and commercial buildings in Alberta.</description>
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            <title>Regal Beloit Sales Up 31% in Fourth Quarter</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Sales improvement driven by growth in the electrical segment.</description>
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            <title>Emerson Sales Down 4% in First Quarter</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Sales in the U.S. were down 4% and international sales declined 3%.</description>
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            <title>WESCO Announces Management Changes</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>CFO Richard Heyse will leave the company.</description>
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            <title>Wausau Paper Reports $28.7M Loss in 4Q</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Sales for the paper manufacturer fell 3 percent during the quarter.</description>
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            <title>MAPI Report: China Growth to Decelerate Through 2013</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Predominant risk to economic growth comes from global recession.</description>
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            <title>Owens &amp; Minor Sales Up 6% in 4Q</title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Profit increased 9.6 percent for the pharmaceutical distributor.</description>
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            <title>Rexel Acquires Two Brazilian Distributors</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Acquisition of Delamano and Etil strengthens Rexel's position in Sao Paulo.</description>
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            <title>Sysco Sales Up 9% in 2Q</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Product cost inflation remained high for the foodservice distributor.</description>
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            <title>Regal Beloit Acquires Milwaukee Gear</title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Acquisition expands Regal Beloit's gearing offerings.</description>
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            <title>Affiliated Distributors' Electrical Division Sales Climb in 2011</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Sales in the U.S. were up 19 percent, while Canadian sales grew 10 percent.</description>
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            <title>New Orders for Manufactured Goods Up 1.1% in December</title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.6 percent.</description>
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            <title>Reliance Steel &amp; Aluminum Acquires McKey Perforating, Subsidiary</title>
            <link>http://www.mdm.com/reliance-steel-aluminum-acquires-mckey-perforating-subsidiary/PARAMS/article/28284</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>McKey had sales in 2011 of $18 million.</description>
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            <title>Carlisle Organic Sales Up 13% in 4Q</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Profit climbed 20 percent for the period.</description>
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            <title>Snap-on Sales Up 9% in 2011</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Profit for the tool manufacturer grew nearly 50 percent in 2011.</description>
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            <title>Rexel Acquires Liteco</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Liteco has 13 branches in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.</description>
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            <title>DXP Enterprises Acquires Mid-Continent Safety</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Mid-Continent provides safety instrumentation, fall and hand protection and other related safety products.</description>
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            <title>Construction Employment Up in 148 Metro Areas in December</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Increase likely fueled by 4.3 percent increase in total construction spending.</description>
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            <title>Sandvik Sales Grow 9% in 4Q</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Offer to buy outstanding shares of Seco Tools was accepted by shareholders in January.</description>
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            <title>Manufacturing Continues to Expand in January</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Prices of raw materials increased for the first time in four months.</description>
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            <title>December Construction Spending up 1.5% over November</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Value of construction in 2011 was 2 percent below construction spend in 2010.</description>
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            <title>Arrow Electronics Sales Up 14% in 2011</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Profit in 2011 for the electronics distributor grew 25 percent year-over-year.</description>
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            <title>Applied Industrial Acquires Two Quebec Distributors</title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description>Solutions Industrielles Chicoutimi and Specialites Industrielles Harvey will continue to operate under their existing names.</description>
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