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March 2, 2009

Graybar & Other Wholesalers On Fortune’s Most Admired List

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Fortune magazine's annual World's Most Admired Companies list is out.

Of any wholesaler-distributor, Graybar showed up the most. The electrical distributor ranked No. 1 in diversified wholesalers, but also found itself in the top 10 on several breakout lists, including management quality, long-term investment, financial soundness, quality of product and services, use of assets, people management and innovation.

(An interview with Graybar CFO Beatty D'Alessandro was featured in the Feb. 25, 2009, issue of MDM. Read it here.)

Foodservice distributor Sysco also made the financial ...

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Industrial Outlook: Just 1 of 24 Industries in Report Will Grow in 2009

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The latest Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI U.S. Industrial Outlook forecasts that growth will occur in one of 24 industries covered in the report in 2009: aerospace products and parts. The reports says that 19 of the 24 industries is expected to expand in 2010, with housing starts growing by 84%.
 
Four industries will see negative change in 2009 and 2010, according to the outlook, with mining and oil and gas field machinery the weakest. That industry is expected to fall 13% in 2009 and 24% in 2010. Other declines are expected in domestic electronic computer equipment, private nonresidential construction, and electrical equipment.
 
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