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Mergers & Acquisitions
Grainger Acquires Tech ‘Assets’ in $210M Deal
The MRO giant said the deal would strengthen its inventory management capabilities.
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Sales
Pushing Through Price Adjustments
Why do we spend so much time anticipating the worst, when we could just as easily prepare for the best?
August 27, 2026
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Mergers & Acquisitions
RelaDyne Expands Its Footprint in Latin America
The Houston lubricants distributor has acquired a counterpart in Colombia.
August 26, 2026
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BDI Announces Investment by Private Equity Firm Kelso
The distributor said the agreement would “take BDI to the next level.”
August 25, 2026
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Technology & Software
Why Dashboards Don’t Make You Data-Driven
Stop counting dashboards and start counting decisions.
August 25, 2026
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Pennsylvania Distributor Lubker Acquires Fastening Products of Lancaster
The newly acquired business will be relocated to Lubker’s headquarters.
August 25, 2026
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Optimas International to Seek ‘Acquisition Opportunities’ at Fastener Expo
August 21, 2026
Ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fuchs Lubricants' Americas Technology Center, Taunton, Mass.
Fuchs Lubricants Opens New R&D Hub
August 21, 2026
Ribbon-cutting ceremony at Grainger's distribution center in Gresham, Ore., Aug. 19, 2026.
Grainger Opens Oregon Distribution Hub
August 20, 2026
Raleigh, N.C.
EECO Acquires Virginia Counterpart
August 20, 2026
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Investment Firm Acquires Stake in Texas Valve Distributor
August 19, 2026
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Midland Industries Names New CEO
August 19, 2026
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MCE Adds Pump Distributor
August 18, 2026
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Parker Hannifin Completes $9B Filtration Group Deal
August 18, 2026
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Bosch Rexroth Adds Logistics Hub at Pennsylvania Hydraulics Plant
August 18, 2026
Highline Warren distribution center, Vacaville, Calif.
Expanding a ‘Built-in Advantage’
August 18, 2026
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Xylem to Acquire Pump Suppliers in Nearly $1.5B Deal
August 17, 2026
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Stanley Black & Decker to Invest $1B in Its U.S. Operations
August 14, 2026
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August 27, 2026
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Supply Chain
U.S.-Canada Animosity Could Impede an End to a Trade War Neither Country Wants
Experts said there's still time to pull back from the brink of an even bigger trade war.
August 27, 2026
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Operations
AIDC Distributor Veritronics Announced Its Debut
The new company’s leaders say they aim to combat “a gap in the market.”
August 27, 2026
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Economy
Key Inflation Gauge Remains Elevated Amid Iran Conflict, Ongoing Trade Fights
Prices rose 3.7% in July compared with a year earlier.
August 27, 2026
Customers at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., July 6, 2026.
Economy
Economy Expanded at Sluggish Pace in Second Quarter
Consumer spending, however, increased at a healthy annual clip.
August 27, 2026
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Supply Chain
AI Fraud Is Exploiting Supplier Relationships
How to build a security-first culture that meets evolving hacker and fraud strategies.
August 26, 2026
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Video
Security Breach: AI is Fueling, Killing Ransomware
Cybersecurity's biggest topics are converging in interesting ways.
August 26, 2026
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Staffing Changes
TFE, Binkelman Execs Join AD Bearings Division’s Board
They will replace two departing board members.
August 26, 2026
Workers prepare extruded aluminum product for packaging at Magna Aluminum Profile's fully electric powered extrusion facility in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada, on Sept. 3, 2025.
Supply Chain
U.S. Manufacturing Remains Deeply Dependent on Canadian Trade
American companies depend on Canada for energy, aluminum and auto parts.
August 26, 2026
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Operations
API International Announces Major Warehouse Expansion
The expansion strengthens the company’s Midwest distribution capabilities and positions inventory closer to major East Coast infrastructure markets.
August 26, 2026
Shoppers look at backpacks at a Target store, Aug. 13, 2026, Woodbury, Minn.
Economy
Consumer Confidence Falls to Lowest Level in 7 Months
Respondents’ views of their present situation improved, but their short-term outlook soured.
August 26, 2026
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Supply Chain
Trump Moves Toward Levying New Tariff on China
The move appears to be a calibrated effort to work around a Supreme Court decision.
August 26, 2026
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Staffing Changes
Former Honeywell Exec Named QXO President, COO
Ken West will be responsible for the building product distributor’s day-to-day operations.
August 25, 2026
Chrysler Pacificas are driven off the lot at Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.
Supply Chain
Canada Strikes Back at U.S. With Retaliatory Tariffs
They extend well beyond industrial goods.
August 25, 2026
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Operations
Ohio Manufacturer Files Defamation Lawsuit Over 1-Star Google Review
An attorney representing the company said the reviewer was not a customer.
August 25, 2026