December 10, 2006

this.)Some tax benefits differ between S- and C- corporations, but other benefits include deductibility of a portion of contributions made to an ESOP and of dividends paid on ESOP-held stock. According to the NCEO, an ESOP also allows a company to use pre-tax dollars to buy out the owners, and sellers can defer capital gains […]

The cost to make medium- and heavy-duty truck engines is about to go up, thanks to new EPA standards. A purchase in the first quarter of 2007 might save some dollars if you’re planning to update your fleet. Also be aware of increased operating and maintenance costs for new engines that will decrease emissions by

trend reports have been up every quarter since the first quarter 2003.“Explosive growth in residential housing has been driving these increases, but now the speculative housing bubble has burst. With home sales plummeting and median home prices falling for the first time in more than 10 years, the downturn in real estate is already impacting

grading and value-adding process before distribution, based on specific sales criteria. A good lead filtering and processing system should: Save sales time and money by screening out non-actionable leads before distribution. Determine how hot the lead is. Grade or score leads based on purchasing timeframe, a specific source, budget and/or other parameters so salespeople will

AnalysisThe following is an analysis from Meckstroth on the November 2006 Institute for Supply Management Index, which indicated that manufacturing did not grow in November:“The November ISM index fell below the 50 percent mark, the dividing line between growth and decline, in November ‘ the lowest level in 42 months. The signal of declining production

Home Depot is apparently a target of private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group, according to recent news reports from CNBC and the New York Post. The firms would pay a record $100 billion in a leveraged buyout of Home Depot, which has been rapidly growing its new wholesale division,

electronic and electromechanical controls. Ark-Les is a producer of electromechanical and electronic switches, sensors, connectors, controls, user interfaces and actuators used in household appliances and automobiles. ITW is a $12.8 billion diversified manufacturer. More …The Timken Company, Canton, OH, has acquired Turbo Engines Inc., Tuscon, AZ, provider of aircraft engine overhaul and repair services. The

Packaging represented a market in 2005 of $36.9 billion, according to estimates by Industrial Market Information, Minneapolis. These charts show the top ten industries, by SIC code, consuming these products; and the 2005 end-user consumption of these groups sorted by the nine government market regions. Click on Related Document below to see charts. Click Here

Modern Distribution Management’s October Inflation Index, which measures a cross-section of industrial supplies, was up 0.15% from the previous month, and up 4.14% from October 2005. Summary of MDM Inflation Index for the past 12 months: October 2006 Index 265.9September 2006 Index 265.6August 2006 Index 265.2July 2006 Index 264.0June 2006 Index 263.0May 2006 Index 262.1April 2006