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Winsupply Support Services campus, Dayton, Ohio.
Mergers & Acquisitions
AI in Its Own Backyard
Inside Winsupply’s deepening ties with nearby startup Mined XAI.
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Schneider Electric location, Houston, March 2020.
Technology & Software
Schneider Electric to Partner with Chip Giant on ‘AI Factories’
The companies hope to build AI-ready computing infrastructure in “Europe and beyond.”
June 12, 2025
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Operations
Three Costly Rebate Management Mistakes Distributors Are Making
Even small inefficiencies can add up to big losses.
June 12, 2025
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Staffing Changes
Former Motion President Breaux to Retire from Parent Company
He led the distributor for more than four years before being promoted in 2023.
June 12, 2025
All Tool and Fasteners' Gary DePaulo Jr. and Gary DePaulo at the DPA awards luncheon.
Awards
All Tool & Fasteners Named DPA Distributor of the Year
International Fasteners, Rust-Oleum and G-Strut were also recognized by the buying group.
June 11, 2025
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Company Expansion & Consolidation
Winsupply Adds New Florida Subsidiary
Winsupply of Jacksonville Beach is the 20th new “Local Company” in the past 18 months.
June 10, 2025
Top News
The Lancaster House, where the trade talks between the U.S. and China are taking place, London, June 9, 2025.
U.S., China Agree on Framework to Resolve Trade Disputes
June 11, 2025
Core & Main West Kansas City branch, Olathe, Kan.
Core & Main Sales Jump Nearly 10% in 'Record' Quarter
June 10, 2025
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How One Manufacturer Took AI to Prime Time – and It Worked
June 9, 2025
BradyPlus sign in Biloxi, Miss., May 2025.
BradyPlus Acquires Mississippi Distributor
June 9, 2025
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Machinery Orders Continue Upswing Despite Typical April Decline
June 9, 2025
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Chemical Distributor Raises ‘Yellow Flag’ Over Tariffs
June 9, 2025
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Chart Industries, Flowserve to Merge
June 5, 2025
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Fastenal’s May Sales Up More than 4%
June 5, 2025
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New Jersey PVF Wholesaler Announces Private Equity Deal, New CEO
June 5, 2025
Optimas Solutions facility, Wood Dale, Ill.
Convening a Tariff 'War Room'
June 5, 2025
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Marco Rubber & Plastics Acquires Colonial Seal
June 4, 2025
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Allen Bearings Rejoins PTDA
June 4, 2025
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Awards
SPI, LineStar Named AD Canada’s 2025 Industrial Members of the Year
Source Atlantic received the buying group’s debut “Digital Excellence Award.”
June 13, 2025
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Auto Giant Files for Bankruptcy, Blames Tariffs
The company could be "the first big casualty of the tariff war."
June 13, 2025
A shopper passes by the display of cartons of eggs in a Walmart store, Feb. 7, 2025, Englewood, Colo.
Economy
Producer Prices Rise a Modest 2.6% in May
The readings were slightly lower than economists had forecast.
June 13, 2025
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Technology & Software
Honeywell Rolls Out AI-Powered Cyber Solutions
The company launched three solutions focused on elevating industrial security.
June 12, 2025
President Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 10, 2025.
Economy
Court Allows Collection of Tariffs as Challenges Continue
The court added that it would expedite the case and hear arguments late next month.
June 12, 2025
Piles of earth are seen in Ganzhou in southern China's Jiangxi province on March 19, 2025.
Supply Chain
Critical Minerals Give China an Edge in Trade Negotiations
China has spent decades building an industrial chain for mining and materials.
June 12, 2025
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety LLC
Mergers & Acquisitions
Pye-Barker Acquires Virginia Company
Fire Protection Equipment Company serves the Virginia and North Carolina markets.
June 11, 2025
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Associations
AD Canada Meeting Draws Record Attendance
More than 500 companies attended the convention in Toronto.
June 11, 2025
Protesters gather at the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons, Los Angeles, June 6, 2025.
Workforce Development
Raids in Southern California Rattle Immigrant Communities
Immigrant advocates say the detained workers do not have criminal histories and are being denied their due process rights.
June 11, 2025
When completed, Ozinga's low-carbon cement manufacturing facility will be the largest in North America.
Operations
Ozinga Breaks Ground on Largest Low-Carbon Cement Mill in North America
The company hopes to deliver net zero concrete by 2030.
June 11, 2025
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Economy
Inflation Rose Slightly Last Month as Grocery Prices Ticked Higher
Core prices rose 2.8% for the third straight month.
June 11, 2025
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Industry chaos unleashed: Unexpected twists in this week's manufacturing world.
June 10, 2025
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Honeywell Acquires Sundyne for $2.16 Billion
The deal expands Honeywell's ESS product portfolio and aftermarket services.
June 10, 2025
A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2024.
Technology & Software
Amazon to Spend $20B on Data Centers in Pennsylvania
One will be located next to a nuclear power plant.
June 9, 2025