The U.S. Customs and Border Protection reversed its January 27, 2022, decision that found U.S. importer BGI Group (doing business as U.S. Cabinet Depot) had evaded antidumping and countervailing duty orders on wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof from China. In January, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued an “affirmative determination” that the […]
Epicor Acquires EDI Provider Data Interchange
Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has acquired Data Interchange, a UK-based provider of Electronic Data Interchange (“EDI”) cloud technologies and managed services. The Data Interchange acquisition expands the reach of Epicor in European markets and adds to the company’s portfolio of B2B integration technologies, empowering […]
Weston Forest is Once Again a Recipient of the 2022 Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses
Steve Rhone, President and CEO of Weston Forest, is excited to announce that the company is once again a recipient of the Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses. This is the fifth consecutive year that Weston Forest has won this prestigious honour. “It’s been a challenging year. A tremendous amount of hard work and […]
NAHB: Single-Family Home Building Growth Slowing in Large Suburbs
New findings from the National Association of Home Builders (“NAHB”) Home Building Geography Index (“HBGI”) show that the rate of year-over-year single-family construction growth in small and large metro urban, suburban and rural regional submarkets slowed in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same time period as last year, with notable deceleration in […]
Pallet Logistics of America Acquires Propak
Pallet Logistics of America (“PLA” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners, LLC (“Silver Oak”) and an asset-based pallet management services provider, has acquired Propak, a leading supply chain services provider. Founded in 1999 by Steve Clark, Propak is a leading national provider of Third-Party Logistics Services, Reverse Logistics Services, Warehousing, […]
US Home Price Gains Continue to Soar in April as Rising Mortgage Rates Drive Buyer Urgency, CoreLogic Reports
CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for April 2022. Nationwide, home prices posted another record-high year-over-year increase in April, marking the 123rd straight month of gains. Rising mortgage rates drove buyer urgency and the resulting price growth, with about 70% of U.S. homes selling […]
Do it Best Announces Team Hires and Promotions – June 2022
Do it Best is pleased to announce the following additions to its team. Kyler Bourne as a Human Resources Intern Jason Hanegan as a National Sales Manager Tyler Hiatt as an IT Security Intern Jake Longardner as an Associate Merchandise Manager for Paint and Paint Supplies Cameron Messman as an Internal Auditor Andy Meyer as […]
Ferguson Releases ESG Report
Ferguson plc today announced the release of its Fiscal Year 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. Titled “Building Influence. Delivering Impact,” the report highlights Ferguson’s progress in conducting its operations with a lighter footprint while creating positive impact for its stakeholders. “We are dedicated to minimizing the environmental impact of our operations and fostering […]
Goodfellow Inc. Announces New Director and New Chair of the Board
Goodfellow Inc. (the “Company” or “Goodfellow”) announces that its Board of Directors welcomes Dr. Sarah Prichard and Mr. Robert Hall as Directors. In addition, Robert Hall has been appointed as Chair of the Board. “We are very pleased to have Dr. Sarah Prichard and Mr. Robert Hall join our Board. Their extensive and diverse experience […]
Supply Chain Pain: Rethinking Business Priorities (Part 1)
Looking back to the start of 2020, supply chains were firing on all cylinders. Service quality was strong and logistics costs as a percentage of U.S. gross domestic product were on the decline. It was a great time to be a supply chain professional! Much of the success was predicated on supply chain stability and […]