Census Bureau: Privately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits were 9.1% above the revised November rate.
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Proton.ai Closes $20M in Funding
The company says the recently closed Series A funding will help it expand AI-powered growth platform for distributors.
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Bluon Adds Financing for HVAC-R Tech
The new capital will be used to develop its e-commerce platform and software development for sales teams and technician staff.
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Construction Input Prices Jump 0.6% in December
An Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of Producer Price Index data shows prices increased over November.
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Wholesale Prices Rose 9.7% in 2021
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2% in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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Graybar CFO to Retire
The St. Louis-based electrical, communications and data networking distributor said SVP and CFO Scott Clifford will retire in June.
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Wynnchurch Sells Controlling Interest in Rosboro
The middle-market private equity firm sold its majority interest in Rosboro Holdings, Inc. to One Equity Partners.
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Manufacturing Orders Jump 14% in November
Orders surpassed $650 million during the month, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report.
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PTDA Adds 2 New Members
PTDA welcomed an industrial chain and manufacturing-solution company and a provider of torque limiters, shaft couplings and safety brakes.
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Hillman to Open Another Georgia Facility
The Cincinnati-based supplier of complete hardware solutions is building a 450,000-square-foot facility in the city of Shannon.
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FDI ‘Moderately Decelerated’ in December
The seasonally adjusted Fastener Distributor Index of 56.2, was driven primarily by a lower employment index.
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Nonresidential Construction Employment Rose in December
The industry added 22,000 net jobs in December, and the industry has recovered slightly more than 1 million of the jobs lost in 2020.

