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Schneider, Alstom finalize deal to buy Areva T&D
Jan 22, 2010
Schneider Electric and Alstom, both Paris-based electrical manufacturers, signed an agreement for the purchase of the transmission and distribution assets of nuclear conglomerate Areva...
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Thomas & Betts to Acquire JT Packard
Jan 22, 2010
Thomas & Betts Corp. (T&B), Memphis, agreed to acquire the net assets of power equipment service provider JT Packard & Associates, Madison, Wis., for an estimated net purchase price of $22 million. The transaction is expected to close next week...
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GE Lighting Combines LED and Fixture Businesses to Form GE Lighting Solutions
Jan 22, 2010
GE Lighting, Nela Park, Ohio, a unit of GE Appliances & Lighting, continues its reorganization with the establishment of GE Lighting Solutions, a combination of its light-emitting diode (LED) systems operation, Lumination, based at GE Lighting’s world headquarters in the Cleveland area, and its commercial and industrial fixture group, GE Lighting Systems, in Hendersonville, N.C....
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Schneider, Alstom Team for Areva T&D
Dec 4, 2009
Schneider Electric SA has teamed with Alstom SA to enter exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of French nuclear power company Areva’s transmission and distribution operations...
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Honeywell gets smart grid grant
Nov 20, 2009
Honeywell, Minneapolis, announced that it has been awarded an $11.4-million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the federal government’s effort to rebuild the nation’s energy grid...
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United Technologies to Buy GE Security
Nov 20, 2009
United Technologies Corp. (UTC) has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the GE Security business from General Electric (GE) for $1.82 billion...
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Contrary Rulings Leave Questions in Arlington v. Bridgeport Patent Dispute
Oct 9, 2009
The outcomes of two separate federal court actions last month in a dispute between Arlington Industries Inc., Scranton, Pa., and Bridgeport Fittings Inc., Stratford, Conn., over patent rights on a snap-in conduit fitting didn’t clarify much, except that the conflict will continue...
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Emerson Goes After Data Center Market with $1.2 Billion Purchase of Avocent
Oct 9, 2009
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, will acquire network equipment technology provider Avocent Corp., Huntsville, Ala., for about $1.2 billion in cash in a deal that will further Emerson’s ability to deliver total infrastructure management solutions to its data center customers around the world...
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IDEA Releases New Attribute Schema
Oct 9, 2009,
Doug Chandler
Electrical distributors pushing to be on the forefront of electronic commerce have been clamoring for years for their manufacturers to provide more detailed data about their products....
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Siemens adds to industrial automation unit with Rulestream deal
Oct 9, 2009
Siemens PLM Software, Plano, Texas, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division that provides product life-cycle management (PLM) software and services, announced the purchase of the Rulestream software technology and brand assets...
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Eaton to host anti-counterfeiting webcast
Oct 9, 2009
Eaton Corp., in its constant effort to combat counterfeiting of its products, has set up a webcast for Thursday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. Eastern to raise awareness of the dangers posed by counterfeit electrical products...
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Acuity Brands profit down 31%
Oct 9, 2009
Lighting manufacturer Acuity Brands, Atlanta, reported its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 this week, showing a 31 percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings...
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Industry Calendar
January 16-18, 2012
NAED Western Conference
Phoenix; National Association of
Electrical Distributors (NAED)
314-991-9000
www.naed.org
January 31-February 2
NAW Leadership Summit
Washington, D.C.; National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW)
202-872-0885
www.naw.org
February 1-4
2012 NEMRA Annual
San Diego; National ElectricalÂ
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800-446-3672
www.nemra.org
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