12/9/2013 6:25:00 PM HEADLINES 2014 FIN Calendar Includes 102 Events + click to enlarge The 2014 FIN Calendar lists 102 fastener meetings, trade shows and events for the coming year. The 2014 FIN...
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12/9/2013 6:27:00 PM HEADLINES CLASSIFIED: Job Wanted Sales & Marketing Executive seeking new position. Experience includes strategic market planning, new business development, sales forecasting, P&L management, training, team building and...
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12/9/2013 12:02:00 AM HEADLINES Foley: Economic Indicators Mixed + click to enlarge Monthly measures of non-residential building projects in planning rose each month of 2014 through September, but October yielded...
November 26
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12/9/2013 2:48:00 PM HEADLINES + click to enlarge Mike Wrenn + click to enlarge Virgil Lindstrom announced fastener industry veteran Michael T. Wrenn is the new president of Lindstrom Metric...
November 12
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11/12/2013 1:17:00 AM HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS – Stocking, Rodriguez Head SFA Tom Stocking of Brighton-Best is the new chairman of the Southwestern Fastener Association and Michael Rodriguez of the Fastener Connection...
November 12
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11/12/2013 2:41:00 PM HEADLINES U.S. Fastener Stock Companies Gather Steam + click to enlarge Public companies with fastener holdings achieved favorable gains in the third quarter of 2013, with both...
November 12
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11/12/2013 1:47:00 PM HEADLINES ACQUISITIONS – Mac Fasteners Acquired by TriMas Corp. + click to enlarge + click to enlarge TriMas Corp. acquired Mac Fasteners Inc. for $34 million, with...
November 12
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11/12/2013 7:43:00 AM HEADLINES U.S. Fastener Exports Gain Momentum + click to enlarge Graphics courtesy Zepol + click to enlarge U.S. fastener exports rebounded in August, while imports declined, Zepol...
November 12
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11/12/2013 8:47:00 AM HEADLINES Vasicek, Schiopota Join WIFI Board + click to enlarge Sara Vasicek Sara Vasicek, vice president of sales at Aztech Locknut, and Janet Schiopota of Great Lakes...
November 12
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11/12/2013 2:37:00 PM HEADLINES Fastener Industry Tariffs In The News + click to enlarge Recent tariff activity has focused on Chinese threaded rod, but one significant case at the World...
November 12
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11/12/2013 2:44:00 PM HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE – Training Salespeople: Belief Creates Behavior “We always.” “We can’t.” “We don’t.” Those are phrases that can make it more difficult for a company trying...
November 12
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11/12/2013 2:52:00 PM HEADLINES SHOW NEWS – Exhibitor Booth, Registration Numbers Up at 2013 NIFMSE + click to enlarge + click to enlarge From exhibit booths to overall registration, numbers...
November 12
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11/12/2013 2:56:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: Advance Components, Assembly Products, Cherry Aerospace and Century Fasteners Advance Components named Gary Cravens president. Since 2007 Cravens has held several Advance Component roles, including...
October 11
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10/11/2013 1:57:00 AM HEADLINES ACQUISITION: Southwest Fastener Acquires Albuquerque’s Bolt Company + click to enlarge Arizona’s Southwest Fastener has agreed to acquire The Bolt Company of New Mexico. The Bolt Company was founded in...
October 11
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9/10/2013 3:26:00 PM HEADLINES SHORTTAKES: American Galvanizers Association, EFC, Rivet & Eyelet and Simpson Strong-Tie The American Galvanizers Association updated its website: galvanizeit.org. The relaunched site is now “responsive,” which...
October 11
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9/10/2013 3:32:00 PM HEADLINES Grainger Volume & Prices Rise Grainger reported daily sales for July increased 4% versus July 2012, and included 5 percentage points from volume, 1 percentage point...
October 11
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10/11/2013 8:58:00 PM HEADLINES ASSOCIATIONS: Lehman, Peterson Head Pac-West + click to enlarge Tracy Lehman of Pacific Warehouse Sales is the new president of the Pacific-West Fastener Association and Rick...
October 11
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10/11/2013 HEADLINES PERSPECTIVE: Fastener Coalition Begins New Talks About Industry Collaboration + click to enlarge “Collaborate.” “Expanded menu of products and services.” “A platform for more coordinated and effective service...
October 11
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10/11/2013 3:55:00 PM HEADLINES Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Defective Self-Locking Nuts for Military Aircraft + click to enlarge Martin Dale Geyer pleaded guilty to supplying counterfeit nuts, bolts and...
October 11
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10/11/2013 10:17:00 AM HEADLINES Merrill Asks Pac-West: How Did Nicklaus Approach An Unfamiliar Golf Course? + click to enlarge How did golf icon Jack Nicklaus approach a golf course he...
