Hurricane Katrina Coverage

-- Industrial Distribution, 9/19/2005

• Some initial accounts of Katrina’s damage

  Industrial Distribution is keeping a close eye on the cleanup and recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina. Below are some initial accounts of Katrina’s damage, and assessments of how local distributors are faring. Look for expanded coverage in our upcoming print editions. 
  
  

  • The city that care forgot
  • Oliver Van Horn Co., New Orleans
  • Turner Supply Co., Mobile, Ala.
  • Airgas, Inc.
  • W.W. Grainger
  • Fastenal Co.
    
• Companies contributing to Katrina relief:
  
  
  • Wobble Light: “Bringing the Gulf Back to Light”
  • Home Depot continues Hurricane response
  • Pass & Seymour/Legrand bolsters hurricane relief
  • HK Systems contributes to Red Cross effort
  • Affiliated Distributors members donate over $38,000 for Hurricane Katrina relief
  • FCI-Burndy supports Hurricane Katrina relief effort
  • Chemline employees donate bonus money to Red Cross
  • Weiler Corp. joins relief effort
  • Home Depot launches Katrina recovery program
  • Applied Industrial Technologies donates $100,000 in supplies to relief effort 
  • Kimberly-Clark donates cash, products to Katrina relief
  • ABB's disaster relief effort and support
  • Lincoln Electric aiding in hurricane recovery
  • ISA donates $50,000 for Hurricane Katrina relief effort
  • Grainger assists Gulf region in recovery efforts
    
    
• Other news on Katrina:
  
  
  • DHL resumes service to hurricane-stricken areas
    
    
    
• The real meaning of charity
  ID's Editor, Jack Keough, in Keough's Korner Blog, talks about the way some people have reacted to the tragedy.
  • Read comments from the readers.
    
    
• Recovering from disaster
  This article from the ID archives offers advice on setting up a disaster recovery plan.
  
  
• The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Distribution
  In this special report, Jim Haughey, director of economics for Reed Business Information, looks at the economic outlook in Katrina's aftermath.