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John M. Ellsworth Co. in Milwaukee.
Operations
Early Adopter Continues to Innovate
For John M. Ellsworth Co., the tools keep changing, but the job stays the same.
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OTC Industrial Technologies, Marion, Iowa.
Mergers & Acquisitions
OTC Industrial Technologies Acquires Pennsylvania Distributors
The company added Fleetwood Industrial Products and P-M Industrial.
August 12, 2025
Southwest Seal & Supply branch, Albuquerque, N.M.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Aberdeen Dynamics Acquires Southwest Seal & Supply
The deal expands Aberdeen’s distribution network into Texas and New Mexico.
August 12, 2025
BradyPlus sign in Biloxi, Miss., May 2025.
Mergers & Acquisitions
BradyPlus, Imperial Dade Announce Merger
The combined company would create a jan-san distributor with more than 300 locations.
August 11, 2025
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Economy
First-Half Metalworking Machinery Orders Up Nearly 14%
New orders were up by almost 8% in June.
August 11, 2025
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Earnings
Wajax Sales, Earnings Slide Amid ‘Increased Market Pressures’
The Canadian distributor’s industrial segment saw a decline of more than 4%.
August 8, 2025
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Parker Hannifin’s Annual Sales Edge Down Despite Record Fourth Quarter
August 8, 2025
Motion branch, Val-d'Or, Quebec.
Motion Forms Joint Venture with Canadian Indigenous Development Firm
August 7, 2025
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Graybar Says Its Second Quarter Saw New Sales, Earnings Records
August 7, 2025
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White Cap Acquires South Texas Distributor
August 7, 2025
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Kennametal Sales, Earnings Fall Amid ‘Significant Headwinds’
August 7, 2025
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DXP Sales Up Nearly 12%, Earnings Jump More than 40%
August 7, 2025
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Fastenal Reports Double-Digit Increase in July Sales
August 6, 2025
DistributionNOW headquarters, Houston, March 2022.
DNOW, MRC Sales Slide Ahead of Merger
August 6, 2025
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Ferguson Discloses Four Acquisitions
August 5, 2025
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Stability in an Unstable Environment
August 5, 2025
Core & Main branch, Bedford Park, Ill.
Core & Main Expands in Kansas
August 4, 2025
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Rexel Subsidiary Acquires Iowa Distributor
August 4, 2025
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Company Expansion & Consolidation
First Supply to Move Twin Cities Branch
The company will trade one Minneapolis suburb for another.
August 13, 2025
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Operations
Distribution Solutions Group Leadership to Join Upcoming Conferences
DSG management will participate in the Midwest IDEAS and Jefferies Industrial conferences.
August 13, 2025
Part of an email to Bureau of Labor Statistics employees from William Wiatrowski, obtained by the Associated Press, photographed on Aug. 12, 2025.
Economy
How Labor Statistics Staff Reacted to Trump Firing Commissioner
Officials at the agency sought to rally morale by focusing on their task at hand.
August 13, 2025
Pictured, from left, Jay Chesshir, president and CEO of the Little Rock Regional Chamber; Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr.; Vipul Mathur, managing director and CEO of Welspun Corp; Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders; Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald; and Clay McGeorge, chair of the Little Rock Port Authority's Board of Directors.
Company Expansion & Consolidation
Welspun Tubular to Invest $150 Million in New Arkansas Pipe Mill
The company expects the expansion to create 300 new jobs.
August 13, 2025
A car frame welded by robots at a Vinfast factory in Hai Phong, Vietnam, Sept. 29, 2023.
Supply Chain
Vietnam Wants to Be the Next Asian Tiger
It’s overhauling its economy to make it happen.
August 13, 2025
The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2020.
Economy
Trump's Nominee to Oversee Jobs, Inflation Data Faces Shower of Criticism
The commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is typically a mild-mannered technocrat.
August 13, 2025
In this image from video by WFAA, train cars are piled up off the track after a derailment near Gordon, Texas, Aug. 12, 2025.
Logistics
Union Pacific Train Cars Derail Near Texas Town
A grass fire and smoke could be seen beside the derailment site.
August 13, 2025
Viking Electric in Minneapolis.
Staffing Changes
Sonepar Names New Viking Electric President
Charlie Bradburn joins the electrical distributor from Lyman Companies.
August 12, 2025
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a news conference, July 30, 2025, Washington.
Economy
U.S. Inflation Held Steady as Mild Tariff Hit Offset by Cheaper Gas, Food
But the Federal Reserve may now be in a difficult spot.
August 12, 2025
President Trump at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Aug. 3, 2025, Allentown, Pa.
Economy
Trump Nominates Conservative Economist to Head Agency that Compiles Jobs, Inflation Data
Trump had accused the previous BLS commissioner, without evidence, of rigging jobs data for political reasons.
August 12, 2025
Masslie Arias, of DoorDash, prepares to load a delivery package on a hovering drone Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Frisco, Texas.
Logistics
Delivery Drones Are Coming to More U.S. Neighborhoods After Getting Off to a Slow Start
A service previously confined to suburbs and rural areas could soon change with new FAA rules.
August 12, 2025
Russian Matryoshka dolls depicting China's President Xi Jinping and President Trump at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Nov. 21, 2024.
Supply Chain
U.S., China Extend Trade Truce Another 90 Days
The move delays — once again — a dangerous showdown between the world’s two biggest economies.
August 12, 2025
A worker stocks products at New India Bazar, Fremont, Calif., Aug. 6, 2025.
Supply Chain
How India Ended Up Facing Steep U.S. Tariffs Despite Its Strategic Partnership
The nations are still negotiating a trade deal — although those talks have faced roadblocks.
August 12, 2025
This image provided by Amy Sowers shows smoke from the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 in Clairton, Pa.
Operations
Explosion at U.S. Steel Plant Leaves 2 Dead, 10 Injured
U.S. Steel’s chief manufacturing officer said the company was still trying to determine what happened.
August 11, 2025