Plans to break the company into separate B2B and consumer-focused entities remain on hold, though board members did approve a realignment of existing operations.
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ABC Supply Opens New Montana Location
The company announced the opening of its newest location in Missoula, Montana, which will be managed by Donnie Black.
Operations
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Avnet Announces Partnership with Amazon
Avnet says the strategic partnership with AWS will help OEMs of IoT solutions ‘accelerate their time to market.’
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Report: MRC Global Highlights Environmental Efforts
The company said it enhanced its internal ESG Committee with executive-level leaders to further integrate ESG into its business strategy.
Technology
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Acumatica Recognized as SMB ERP Leader
The cloud ERP company was named a leader in the Nucleus Research Small and Midsize Business ERP Technology Value Matrix 2022.
Economic Trends
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Construction Backlog Indicator Rises in May
The ABC analysis comes around the same time it was announced that construction prices rose 2.3% in May compared to the previous month.
Operations
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Caterpillar to Relocate Global Headquarters to Texas
The construction and mining equipment company says it will begin transitioning its headquarters to the city of Irving in 2022.
Operations
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Avnet Partners with Student STEM Program
The SciTech Institute is an organization focused on enhancing and promoting the value and importance of STEM education.
Economic Trends
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Construction Input Prices Continue to Rise
Construction prices rose 2.3% in May compared to the previous month, and construction input prices are up 21.4% from a year ago.
Operations
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Ferguson Fiscal 3Q Sales Up 23.1 %
The company reported gross margin of 30.3% and an operating profit of $712 million, which was a 36.9% increase over 2021’s fiscal 3Q.
Economic Trends
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April Orders in Manufacturing Technology Exceed Expectations
April 2022 orders of manufacturing technology totaled $513.4 million, the second month in a row surpassing half a billion dollars.
Operations
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Jon-Don Adds Mobile Disaster Response Unit
The unit will be equipped with air movers, dehumidifiers, poly sheeting, safety gear, antimicrobials and other critical products.

