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Adding 400 jobs, it makes El Paso the copany's largest factory hub in the U.S.
Following July's considerable 1.0% monthly gain, August was held by somewhat by a drop in automotive output.
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Research lead Kevin Reid-Morris and Tom Gale discuss the insights, surprises and hopes for AI that this 2023 exploration surfaced, along with behaviors and supporting building blocks for distributor AI success.
In MDM's debut Spotlight feature, we profile how flexibility and forward vision continue to lead this plumbing, HVAC and PVC supplies distributor after more than 126 years.
With less industry concern over the economy and supply chain, August gave MDM a chance to explore other topics that haven’t dominated headlines in 2023.
STAFDA CEO Georgia Foley stops by to discuss the association's new educational initiative, how U.S. Infrastructure Bill funds are impacting industry demand and to preview the group's annual convention.
Strandquist's career included executive roles at Martin, Optimas Solutions and Würth Industry North America.
With budgets and operational planning already eyeing the year ahead, Mike Marks and Tom Gale explore where distributors have the most leverage, and where their common gaps are.
The rule would raise the salary threshold for guarantee overtime pay from its current $35,668 to $55,000 and include a future provision.
It's the distributor's second deal in as many months, further boosting its Industrial Parts and Engineered Repair Services business units.
While in contraction territory for a 10th straight month, a handful of key subindexes trended positive vs. July.
We're off Monday for Labor Day, and we hope you are too. Our Update newsletter will be back in action Tuesday morning.
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The MRO products distributor's project will create at least 250 full-time jobs by the facility's sixth year of operation.
As Aug. 26 marks Women’s Equality Day in the U.S., we share a conversation with a newly-promoted Sonepar subsidiary branch manager about her background and perspective on women in the industry.
See which MDM-oriented distributors made Inc.'s annual list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in America.
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The distributor also announced a new leader for its Industrial Parts and Engineered Repair Services segments.
