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Electrical Stocks Have Turbulent 2011
Jan 14, 2012
The 2011 returns on electrical and construction stocks mirrored the skittish performance of the stock market as a whole, with a smattering of companies enjoying double-digit gains; a bunch of companies clumped around the S&P 500, Dow Jones and NASDAQ growth rates for year; and some stocks suffering from double-digit declines. ...
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Sonepar Acquires Treadway Electric in Arkansas and Ontario’s Dixon Electric
Dec 23, 2011
Fresh from two huge California acquisitions, Sonepar announced the plans of its Irby subsidiary to purchase the assets of Treadway Electric Co., Inc., Little Rock, Ark., and the acquisition of Dixon Electric, Sudbury, Ontario, by its Canadian unit, Sonepar Canada. ...
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HD Supply Partners with Agile Sourcing
Dec 8, 2011
Utility products distributor HD Supply Utilities, Atlanta, announced an equity investment in utility supply integrator Agile Sourcing Partners, Inc., Corona, Calif....
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IT Biz to Offer New Opportunities in 2012
Dec 8, 2011
An Electrical Wholesaling TakeFive! podcast posted this week at www.ewweb.com and sponsored by SAP offered a snapshot of some of the key trends that will shape the distribution industry in 2012. As the economy improves, look for distributors’ IT spending to increase in new ERP systems or updates, mobile computing, cloud computing and tools for distributors to optimize profits and pricing. ...
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DISC Sees Sluggish Market in 2012
Nov 4, 2011,
— Herm Isenstein
By this time next year, through the first three quarters of 2012, we will be skimming along at total industry growth just below the zero line. The fourth quarter of next year should raise total industry growth for the year to fractionally above zero...
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Industry Calendar
June 3-6
Windpower 2012
Atlanta; American Wind Energy
Association (AWEA); 202-383-2500, www.windpowerexpo.org
July 11-12
NAED Congressional Fly-In
Washington, D.C.; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), 314-991-9000, www.naed.org
July 19-21
NAED 2012 Lead Conference
Chicago; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), 314-991-9000, www.naed.org
August 20-22
NAED 2012 AdVenture
Chicago; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), 314-991-9000, www.naed.org
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