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By Bridget McCrea The competitive dynamics of the distribution industry lend themselves to strong distributor-customer relationships. After all, when the next selling source is literally one mouse click away on…
Contractor Uses Word of Mouth, Not Websites, to Get New Work
By Jim Williams Dave Gilson from Tera-Byte Technologies, Inc. goes into detail about relationships and how he installs new technology for his customers, but he uses word of mouth to…
Where Are Copper Prices Heading?
By Jim Williams Asking a metal expert to predict where the price of copper will be three months from now is like asking a weathercaster in the Midwest to provide…
Copper: The Headline Hype
By Jim Williams Copper on the Rise Copper Prices Make a Comeback Copper Prices Mounting a Comeback on Economic Confidence An Exciting Week for Copper Bulls: Now What? Copper Rises…
UAB’s Collat School of Business Holds Unveiling
The University of Alabama at Birmingham unveiled a sign at a recent celebration in honor of longtime supporters Charles and Patsy Collat. The business school was officially named The Collat…
Suntech Power closes Arizona factory
Suntech Power, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of solar panels, has closed its factory in Goodyear, Ariz. The news comes amid a report in the New York Times today…
L-Com alerts buyers to counterfeit cable trend
Several weeks ago, L-com of North Andover, Mass., which makes datacom and connectivity products, posted a news release and an article on the “disturbing trend” of counterfeit cables. L-com directly…