Apex Tool Group Names President of Global Power Tools
Ross Porter appointed to role.
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2016
Tip: Don’t Let Risk-Aversion Prevent Growth
Too much focus on fear can keep distributors from making critical decisions.
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Canadian Nonresidential Construction Investment Down 0.5% in 3Q
Quarterly decline was a result of lower spending on commercial and industrial building construction.
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September Housing Starts Decrease 11.9% YOY
Privately owned housing starts down 9 percent compared with August.
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Canadian Manufacturing Sales Up 0.9% in August
Increase due to higher sales of food, primary metal, and petroleum and coal products.
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Badger Meter Sales Down 3.1% in 3Q
For the first nine months, sales increased 6.6 percent year-over-year.
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U.S. Industrial Production Up 0.1% in September
Capacity utilization increased 0.1 percent to 75.4 percent.
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Guardian Building Products Acquires Hawkeye Building Distributors
Purchase expands company’s presence in the Midwest.
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ISA Distributor Growth Down, Manufacturer Growth Up in September
Distributor Index decreases to 57.1 and Manufacturer Index increases to 64.9.
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Election Not Stopping Business Decisions
Companies resist urge to hunker down despite political uncertainty.
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Producer Price Index Up 0.3% in September
Advance in final demand prices can be traced to 0.7 percent increase in final demand goods index.
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Tip: Use Mobile to Increase Customer Stickiness
Salespeople can use mobile to embed themselves with customers.
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U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Increases in August
Cutting tool consumption also increases compared to prior month.
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Martin Supply Names VP of Martin Plant Services
Company hires previous VP of business development at Hagemeyer North America / IDG.
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European Industrial Production Up 1.6% in August
Industrial production up 1.4 percent in the EU28.
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Packaging Corp. of America Agrees to Acquire Columbus Container
Acquisition enhances company’s operations “both geographically and strategically.”
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NFIB Small Business Optimism Falls in September
Index decreases 0.3 points to 94.1 for the month.
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Download this Issue in PDF: October 10, 2016
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MDM News Digest 4619
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Commentary: The Growing Importance of Culture
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