Do it Best is pleased to announce the following additions to its team. Maddison Berlin as a Staff Accountant Kaila Branfield as an Accounts Receivable Representative Hilary Hauguel as a Data Analyst Sheyenne Manning as an Advertising Service Representative Jordan Montgomery as a Forecasting Operations Manager Tysha Schurr as a Data Engineer Karissa Shepherd as […]
BlueLinx Broadens Leadership Team, Expands Growth
BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (“BlueLinx”), a leading U.S. wholesale distributor of building products, today announced the appointment of Sean Dwyer as Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer, effective February 14, 2022 and reporting to Dwight Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer. In this newly created role, Sean will lead BlueLinx’s enterprise strategic planning initiatives and mergers […]
48forty Solutions and Relogistics Services Expand Operations in Douglas, Georgia
48forty Solutions (48forty), a leading national provider of recycled pallets and pallet management services, alongside its sister company Relogistics Services (Relogistics), one of the nation’s leading pallet and container management companies, announced that both divisions have expanded their operations in Douglas, GA. This location is the company’s first-ever combined greenfield location for both recycling and […]
Technology and the Common Man
I have heard all my life how technology will make our lives better, easier, and give us more free time. Well, maybe so, but those outcomes haven’t always turned out that way for me. Anyone else feel similarly? No doubt, technology has made many things easier (trying to be fair here), but think about this: […]
PPG to Acquire Powder Coatings Manufacturing Business of Arsonsisi
PPG announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the powder coatings business of Arsonsisi, an industrial coatings company based in Milan, Italy. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Arsonsisi is a leading supplier of specialty powder coatings […]
MillerKnoll Appoints Senior Digital Retail Executive
MillerKnoll, Inc. has hired John Stratford in a newly created role to lead the company’s international and multi-brand eCommerce teams as they build and scale the company’s growing global eCommerce business. John will be responsible for online performance across all geographies, business segments, and brand websites, including HermanMiller.com, Knoll.com, and DWR.com. “Continued eCommerce expansion is […]
CNRG Acquires HomeFront in Greenwood and Winona, MS
Brian Waldrop, Ron “Rut” Ussery, Richie Fulgham, and Fred Carl, Jr., owners of HomeFront Home Improvement Centers in Greenwood and Winona, Mississippi, have agreed to sell their business and operating assets to Central Network Retail Group, LLC (“CNRG”), a multi-format, multi-brand retailer currently operating 141 hardware stores, home centers and lumber yards in 16 states. […]
HDI Completes Acquisition of Mid-Am Building Products Inc.
Hardwoods Distribution Inc. (“HDI” or the “Company”) announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of substantially all of the assets and assumption of certain working capital liabilities of Mid-Am Building Supply, Inc. (“Mid-Am”). The Acquisition was completed for a purchase price of US$270 million and had an effective closing date of February 4, […]
New Ethan Allen Design Center Debuts in Westport
Ethan Allen, a leading global interior design company and a renowned manufacturer and retailer of quality home furnishings, has opened its seventh location in Connecticut: a new Design Center in Westport. The Design Center showcases Ethan Allen’s unique vision of American style while putting the value of Ethan Allen’s complimentary interior design service, enhanced by […]
Leggett & Platt Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
President and CEO Mitch Dolloff commented, “We are pleased to have delivered record1 full year results in 2021 despite a myriad of macro market challenges, including supply chain issues related to semiconductor shortages, foam chemical shortages, labor availability, and transportation challenges, as well as higher costs associated with each of these issues. We also delivered record1 quarterly sales and […]