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Leviton Buys Back Thomas & Betts Minority Ownership Stake For $300 Million
Jun 26, 2008 4:45 PM
Ending one of the more intriguing business relationships in recent electrical industry history, Thomas & Betts Corp., Memphis, Tenn., sold the 29.1 percent stake it had held for nearly 14 years in Leviton Manufacturing Co., Little Neck, N.Y., back to the family that controls Leviton for $300 million....
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Emcor Boosts 2008 Sales Forecast
Jun 26, 2008 4:52 PM
Contracting conglomerate Emcor Group Inc., Norwalk, Conn., expects its 2008 sales to be in the range of $6.8 billion to $7 billion, instead of the $6.3 billion to $6.5 billion estimate it provided investment analysts earlier this year....
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New Home Building Drops Again In May
Jun 26, 2008 4:54 PM
Providing the latest evidence of the ongoing downturn in the nation’s housing market, the U.S. Commerce Department reported that new-home starts declined 3.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 975,000 units in May....
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Sylvania Files Lawsuit to Protect Patents
Jun 26, 2008 4:55 PM
Osram Sylvania, Danvers, Mass., has filed a lawsuit against lighting distributor Green Energy Management, LLC, Westmoreland, N.H., for allegedly selling induction lamps that infringe U.S. Patent No. 5,834,905....
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GE Energy Invests In Solar Company
Jun 26, 2008 5:04 PM
GE Co. has had a rough time on Wall Street lately, and its shares are trading near a five-year low. But the company is generating some positive vibes in its GE Energy unit and its recent investments in alternative energy sources such as wind and solar. GE Energy had 2007 revenues of $22 billion....
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Home Depot To Recycle CFLs For Customers At All U.S. Stores
Jun 26, 2008 5:06 PM
Home Depot Inc., Atlanta, is launching a national in-store, consumer compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) recycling program at all 1,973 of its locations. Its Canadian operations launched a CFL recycling program in November 2007....
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GE Helping Midwest Electrical Businesses Battle Recent Floods
Jun 26, 2008 5:09 PM
In the wake of the devastation caused by recent, massive flooding across parts of the Midwest, GE Consumer & Industrial’s Electrical Distribution business has initiated an emergency response action plan to help restore power and provide needed electrical equipment throughout the affected region....
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Industry Calendar
July 17-20
NAED LEAD Conference:
Washington, D.C.; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), (314) 991-9000,
www.naed.org
July 23-26
ILEA Annual Conference:
San Francisco; International League of Electrical Associations, (585) 538-6350,
www.ileaweb.org
Aug. 10-13
2008 Adventure Electrical Sales & Marketing Conference:
Chicago; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), (314) 991-9000,
www.naed.org
Sept. 14-16
IDEA E-Biz Forum:
Gaylord National Resort, Washington, D.C..; IDEA, (866) 479-0484,
www.idea-ebizforum.com
Sept. 14-16
ALA Annual Conference:
Prince George’s County, Md.; American Lighting Association, (800) 605-4448,
www.americanlightingassoc.com
Sept. 15-17
2008 HR & Training Conference:
St. Louis; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), (314) 991-9000,
www.naed.org
Sept. 22-24
A-D Electrical Supply Division North American Meeting:
Dallas; Affiliated Distributors, (610) 977-3100,
www.adhq.com
Sept. 28-Oct. 2
BICSI Fall Conference:
Las Vegas; BICSI, (800) 242-7405,
www.bicsi.org
Oct. 4-7
NECA convention
Chicago; National Electrical Contractors
Association (NECA) 301-215-4552;
www.necaconvention.org |
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