Fourth-quarter sales were up 25 percent for United Rentals.
United Rentals Sales Up 18% in 2011 Read More »
U.S. sales for Columbus-McKinnon were up 12.5 percent.
Columbus McKinnon Sales Up 10.9% in Third Quarter Fiscal 2012 Read More »
Revenue was up 3.9 percent in the AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group and up 2.1 percent in AmericsourceBergen Drug Corporation.
AmerisourceBergen Sales Up 2.4% in Fiscal 2012 First Quarter Read More »
Rental revenue in 2011 was up 24 percent for RSC.
RSC Holdings Reports Sales Up 23% in 2011 Read More »
Strength for Hubbell was seen in utility, oil and gas, and energy efficient lighting.
Hubbell Sales Up 13% in 2011 Read More »
Establishing your company overseas with an existing partner creates opportunities to expand your business to local companies.
When Expanding Overseas, Tailor Your Strategy to Local Markets Read More »
Airgas’ same-store sales were up 9 percent in the quarter.
Airgas Sales Grow 12% in Fiscal 2012 Third Quarter Read More »
Organic growth for WESCO was 13.8%.
WESCO Sales Up 21% in 2011 to $6.13B Read More »
Strategy’s important, but without a strong culture, it may be dead in the water.
Why Culture Matters More Than Strategy Read More »
Timken sales growth was a result of growth in key end markets plus acquisitions.
Timken Sales Grow 28% in 2011 Read More »
Trend indicates growth in national economic activity slightly below historical trend.
Chicago Fed National Activity Index Increases in December Read More »
3M’s Industrial and Transportation segment was fastest growing in the year.
3M Sales Up 11% in 2011 to $29.6B Read More »
With the U.S. economy still struggling to fully recover and global markets more accessible than ever, more companies are exploring expanding their businesses across borders. Global business development expert and author Mona Pearl recently spoke with MDM about why this is an important trend, how middle-market companies should approach such a task and how to overcome some common mistakes made along the way.
Middle-market companies face a unique set of challenges in an increasingly global business environment. They don’t have the same resources available to them as large multinational corporations, yet when looking to expand, they’re finding the need to compete on that same global stage.
“It’s really not an option if they want to keep being in business. Nothing is going back to where it was,” says Mona Pearl, a global business development expert and author of Grow Globally: Opportunities for Your Middle-Market Company Around the World.
“It’s going to be…
Global Markets Are Not Just for Large Companies Anymore Read More »
Profit declined 1.4 percent in the quarter.
Applied Industrial Technologies 2Q Sales Up 8% Read More »
In 2011, Grainger introduced 80,000 new products.
Grainger Sales Grow 12% in 2011 to $8.1B Read More »
Manufacturing sales increased 4.6 percent in the quarter.
Textron Sales Up 4.1% in Fourth Quarter Read More »
Ignoring critical constraints could all but guarantee a failed strategy.
Tip: Embrace Negative Thinking in Strategy Read More »
Control Products & Solutions segment sales grew 10% in the quarter.
Rockwell Automation Revenues Up 8% in Fiscal 2012 First Quarter Read More »
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in November 2011.
Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: November 2011 Read More »
News briefs from Jan. 11 – 25, 2011.
MDM News Digest 4202 Read More »
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