March 29, 2002

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March 29, 2002

Articles

Buckles-Smith to Expand into San Francisco Bay Peninsula with Acquisition
Mar 29, 2002 12:00 PM, Brendan O'Bryhim
Expanding its San Francisco Bay area presence, northern California industrial distributor Buckles-Smith Electric Co., San Jose, Calif., has signed an...

Wireless Networks Starting to Spread
Mar 29, 2002 12:00 PM, Brendan O'Bryhim
The thought of wireless networking elicits a variety of reactions from business execs. For some, the potential of security breaches and limitless technological...

Hubbell Lighting to Buy U.S. Industries' Domestic Lighting Group for $250 Million
Mar 29, 2002 12:00 PM, Dale Funk
In its largest acquisition ever, Hubbell Inc., Orange, Conn., announced its plan to acquire U.S. Industries Inc.'s (USI) LCA Group Inc., the domestic...

February Increase in Single-Family Starts Strongest in 20 Years
Mar 29, 2002 12:00 PM
Overall housing starts rose 2.8 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.77 million units, according to the U.S. Commerce Department....

Home Depot Acquires More Mexican Stores
Mar 29, 2002 12:00 PM
The Home Depot, Atlanta, announced that it has doubled its presence in Mexico by signing an agreement to acquire Del Norte, Juarez, Mexico, a four-store...

Industrial Capacity of Utilization in Factories Lingering Near Historic Lows
Mar 29, 2002 12:00 PM
Industrial capacity of utilization, which tracks manufacturers' industrial capacity and how much of it is being used remains at some of the lowest rates...

Progress Lighting Signs Exclusive Agreement with Toll Brothers
Mar 29, 2002 12:00 PM
Progress Lighting, Spartansburg, S.C., one of the nation's largest residential lighting manufacturers, has signed a two-year agreement with Toll Brothers...

Electronic House Expo Explores Changes in Structured Wiring Market
Mar 29, 2002 12:00 PM, Joe Knisley, Contributing Writer
The Electronic House Expo, held in Orlando, Fla., March 5-9, gave 4,000 attendees the chance to see the newest in Connected Home products displayed by...

EPI Remains the Same for February
Mar 29, 2002 12:00 PM
Electrical Marketing's Electrical Price Index (EPI) remained the same for February. The index posted price gains in 13 categories and decreases in eight;...

Obituary
Mar 29, 2002 12:00 PM
Johannes Heeren, former vice president of sales of Franklin Electric Co., Philadelphia, died on March 2 after a brief illness. He was 61 years old. Heeren...

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