Housing Execs Like What They See in Housing Trends
Jan 1, 2012 12:00 PM
With November's housing starts up 9.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000 units, executives from the National Association of Home Builders...
Construction Hits 17-Month High in November
Jan 1, 2012 12:00 PM
A recent report by the Department of Commerce says construction spending totaled $807 billion in Nov. 2011, the highest level since June 2010, as homebuilding,...
Project Watch
Jan 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Colorado to get $400 million in military construction. According to a recent report published at www.localwireless.com, a defense bill recently signed...
Slow to Grow
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM,
By Herm Isenstein, President, DISC Corp.
What a difference six months make, especially when the recovery has seemingly stalled. At mid-year 2011 the electrical industry overall was facing better...
Treading Water
Nov 1, 2011 12:00 PM,
By Anthony Kure and Karl Ackerman, KeyBanc Capital Markets
The broad themes around moderating demand for the electrical distribution industry were key takeaways for the third quarter of 2011, according to a recent...
Feeling a Little Blue in 2Q
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM,
By Anthony Kure and Karl Ackerman, KeyBanc Capital Markets
End market trends for the electrical wholesaling industry remained strong through the second quarter of 2011, according to a recent survey by KeyBanc...
2011 Mid-Year Outlook
Jun 1, 2011 12:00 PM,
By Herm Isenstein
The electrical industry overall is now facing better times ahead than at any time during the past two years. Nationally, we closed out 2010 up four percent...
The Top 200
Jun 1, 2011 12:00 PM,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor, and Doug Chandler, Executive Editor
Top 200 electrical distributors are starting to see pockets of growth in some key segments of the market. Few respondents had yet seen much growth in the residential market or in nonresidential work, but industrially oriented distributors said the industrial MRO business is starting to shine....
The Real End Game
Oct 1, 2010 12:00 PM,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
This issue is loaded with ideas on how you need to reposition your company to deal with broad market realities such as customers who have to do more with...
Visions of Recovery
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM,
By Frank Hurtte
Electrical distributors need to be ready to compete in a market that's been reshaped by the recession....
The Survivors
Feb 1, 2010 12:00 PM,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
As you position your electrical distribution company for the long-awaited recovery, get back to the basics of what makes your company tick....
2010: The New Normal
Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
When the market recovers, some parts of your world will seem very normal. Other times it will seem like you are living on a different planet...
Times & Trends: Baby Steps
Sep 1, 2009 12:00 PM,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
Electrical Wholesaling found some companies using the Baby Steps philosophy to get through these trying economic times....
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