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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 19, 2026
Exactaform
New Products
2 Flute Double Margin Diamond-Coated Drill
A cost-effective alternative between standard carbide and PCD, helping to reduce tooling costs.
August 28, 2026
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New Products
Sonic Tools USA Relaunches the NEXT S15 Toolbox
The company’s largest box yet expands its lineup of solutions designed to grow.
August 28, 2026
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Mergers & Acquisitions
OmniCable Acquires Illinois Wire, Cable Distributor
Kingwire supplies electrical distributors nationwide from its eight warehouses.
August 28, 2026
Align Ops
New Products
AlignOps FleetWatcher Replaces Paper Truck Tickets
Improve pay accuracy, simplify payroll and slash administrative time.
August 28, 2026
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, July 29, 2026.
Economy
New Fed Chair Under Pressure to Clarify Views on Inflation, Interest Rates
So far, many economists and Wall Street investors haven't been thrilled with his approach.
August 28, 2026
Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Board of Governors member, speaks during an event at the Brookings Institution, Nov. 3, 2025, Washington.
Economy
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Slams Trump's Renewed Threat to Fire Her
If Trump is able to remove Cook, he could gain a majority on the Fed’s board.
August 27, 2026
A worker operates a forklift in front of steel coils at Ideal Roofing in Ottawa, Aug. 25, 2026.
Supply Chain
Animosity Could Impede End to U.S.-Canada Trade War
Experts said there's still time to pull back from the brink of an even bigger trade war.
August 27, 2026
Veritronics Services
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
A person carries a shopping bag in Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2025.
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
Ai Cybersecurity Ismagilov
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
Breach
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