The U.S. economy grew in the fourth quarter, but investment in nonresidential structures decreased at an annual rate of 11.4%.
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Rockwell Fiscal 1Q Sales Increase
The automation company reported $1.857 billion in sales for its fiscal 2022 first quarter, 18.7% above the same period a year prior.
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Applied Industrial Fiscal 2Q Sales Rise
The Ohio-based distributor reported fiscal 2022 second-quarter net sales of $876.9 million and a net income of $57 million.
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GDP Sees Year-End Uptick
Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 6.9% in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Avnet Fiscal 2Q Sales Up
The company’s 2022 fiscal second-quarter sales were $5.9 billion, up from $4.7 billion the year before and ‘exceeding guidance.’
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NEFCO Opens First Maine Location
The construction supply company opened a branch in the city of Westbrook, the first in Maine and 16th branch overall.
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Rockwell Automation Names New Regional President
The industrial automation and digital transformation company says Gina Ayala Claxton is its new president for the Americas Region.
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Eaton Names New SVP
Kurt McMaken is the company’s new senior vice president of operations finance and finance transformation, Eaton says.
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3M Invests $470M in Tenn. Plant
State officials signal approval as the multinational company says it will add 600 new jobs at its plant in Clinton, Tennessee, by 2025.
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Ohio Transmission Corp. Rebrands
The Columbus-based industrial distributor and service provider has a new logo and a new name: OTC Industrial Technologies.
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Southwire Partners with Copper Mark
The Georgia-headquartered company says the move supports its desire for ‘corporate sustainability’ in the copper industry.
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Fastenal Sales Rise 6.4% in 2021
The Winona, Minnesota-based distributor topped $6 billion in net sales for the year, including more than $1.5 billion in 4Q 2021.

