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August 29, 2003
Contractors Report Mixed Financials
Aug 29, 2003 12:00 PM
Although three of the largest publicly held electrical contractors saw some of their financials slip in the their most recent fiscal quarters, the companies were optimistic about the future....
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Second-Quarter Earnings Results Up
Aug 29, 2003 12:00 PM
Several electrical companies reported some improvement in second-quarter financial results. Following are financial snapshots of the earnings reports of some industry players....
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Homebuilding Hits 17-Year High in July
Aug 29, 2003 12:00 PM
Revving into higher gear for a third consecutive month, home builders ramped up the pace of housing starts to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.87 million units in July, the Commerce Department reported. This is 1.5 percent above June’s upwardly revised 1.85 million-unit pace and is the strongest rate of housing production since April of 1986....
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Graybar Agrees to Form NEMRA Rep Council
Aug 29, 2003 12:00 PM,
John J. Foster
Graybar Electric Co., St. Louis, has agreed to form a NEMRA rep council that will have a voice at the highest levels of the company’s senior management....
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People Aug. 29
Aug 29, 2003 12:00 PM
Kirby Risk (Lafayette, Ind.): Mike Plaster was promoted to the new position of director, contractor management. He will take the lead in formulating a...
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Industry Calendar
February 13-16
NEMRA Annual Conference
Washington, D.C.; National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA), 800-446-3672,
www.nemra.org
February 13-16
2008 International Builders Show
Orlando; National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 800-368-5242,
www.buildershow.com
February 20-23
NAED South-Central
Region Conference
Palm Desert, Calif.; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) 888-791-2512,
www.naed.org
February 27-29
Electric West
Las Vegas; Penton Media Exhibition Business,
800-559-0620, www.electricshow.com
March 25-26
2008 Electrical and Data Products Expo
Overland Park, Kan.;
Kansas-Missouri Electric League, (816) 561-5323
www.electricleague.org/trade.htm
April 9-11
Keystone 2008 All Rep Conference:
Baltimore; The Manufacturers’ Agents National Association (MANA),
NEMRA and the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Food Service Industry (MAFSI),
(877) 626-2776
www.manaonline.org
April 16-18
Equity/EDN annual meeting
Atlanta; Equity /EDN, (800) 373-1894,
www.equityednmeeting.com
May 3-6
11th Annual Electrical Safety and Reliability Conference & Exhibition:
Costa Mesa, Calif.; Professional Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL), (877) 287-3275
E-mail pearl@pearl1.org
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