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Plenty of executive appointments over the past two weeks. Here’s Electrical Marketing’s expanded coverage of personnel changes in the electrical market.
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Wire man John Pasqual and lighting rep Jack Melnick
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Electrical product prices remained on their flat trend, showing no change from October and little change in almost all major product categories.
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Privately-owned housing starts in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 861,000, 3% below the revised October estimate, but 21.6% above the Nov. 2011 rate.
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Dec. 21, 2012
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Dec. 21, 2012
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg offered an update on the city’s plans to renovate its infrastructure to withstand future storms.
Dec. 7, 2012

Eaton Acquires Medium-Voltage Drive Business

Eaton Corp., Cleveland, acquired the technology and related assets associated with SMC Electrical Products Inc.’s industrial medium-voltage adjustable frequency drive business. Terms were not disclosed
May 25, 2007

Eaton Corp., Cleveland, acquired the technology and related assets associated with SMC Electrical Products Inc.’s industrial medium-voltage adjustable frequency drive business. Terms were not disclosed.

“This acquisition complements Eaton’s already strong position as a manufacturer of medium-voltage motor control products,” said Randy Carson, Eaton senior vice president and president — Electrical Group. “By incorporating this product into our power distribution and control assemblies portfolio, we will be able to provide our customers with a comprehensive solution to address their motor starting needs.”