Quick Hits: Blockbuster Toolmaker Acquisitions, And MSC Talks Market Optimism

These latest Quick Hits discuss the recent announced private acquisition of Hitachi Power Tools and Stanley Black & Decker's purchase of Craftsman, MRO distributor MSC's positive comments on the state of the industrial economy, and pending layoffs at Lowe's.

Mike Hockett
Jan 18, 2017

These latest Quick Hits discuss the recent announced private acquisition of Hitachi Power Tools and Stanley Black & Decker's purchase of Craftsman, MRO distributor MSC's positive comments on the state of the industrial economy, and pending layoffs at Lowe's.

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