Quick Hits: Fortune's 'Most Admired' Distributors, And Hard Times For MRC, NOW Inc.

These latest Quick Hits cover the four industrial distributors that made Fortune's 'Most Admired Companies' list, Motion Industries' latest acquisition, and major sales and profit declines for MRC Global and NOW Inc.

Mike Hockett
Feb 26, 2016

These latest Quick Hits cover the four industrial distributors that made Fortune's 'Most Admired Companies' list, Motion Industries' latest acquisition, and major sales and profit declines for MRC Global and NOW Inc.

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