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Your 20 Most Important Business Questions
Business people get so bogged down in day-to-day minutiae they often forget what the forest looks like beyond the trees. This pictorial feature from Forbes magazine online gives a broader perspective on what the business world is all about. Do yourself a favor by reading it and applying it to your own business goals and operations. |
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McJunkin Red Man About To Launch IPO
The deal would be worth around $750 million, and the apparent purpose of the public offering would not be to raise capital, but as profit taking by Goldman Sachs & Co., the largest investor in the recently merged PVF distribution giant.
You can access the entire S-1 document filed with the SEC here.
OCTG Shortages Documented
That's the gist of this recent article from the Dallas Morning News. The cause is attributed to manufacturers failing to anticipate the rising number of drilling rigs, which has its cause in skyrocketing energy prices.
Power Shortages Threaten China Manufacturing
Electricity shortages in China are the worse since 2004, according to this report from the Wall Street Journal, as posted on the website of the American Iron & Steel Institute
. This could undermine the unexpectedly strong growth of China's manufacturing sector.
Marmon/Keystone Announces Three Sales Appointments
Crissy Prull has been promoted to field sales manager for Marmon/Keystone's
Minnesota region. She will oversee the sales and marketing functions in Minnesota, northern and western Iowa, and South Dakota. Prull began her career in 2000 as an account manager and held that post until her promotion. Mike Gregory has joined Marmon/Keystone's Atlanta (Norcross) service center as general sales manager with responsibility for the sales effort in the southeastern states. Gregory has a 20-year background in sales management within the aerospace and steel industries. Dwight Tucker has accepted an account manager position for the Rochester, NY branch. Tucker has a 22-year background in the steel service center industry.
Plymouth Tube Honored For Space Contributions
Four-time shuttle astronaut and United Space Alliance COO Dan Brandenstein visited Plymouth Tube Company's Trent Mill in recognition for the AL-6XN® tubing provided for NASA's Constellation program. Along with the acknowledgment, Dan also presented the
Trent Mill a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of United Space Alliance, which is equally owned by Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Plymouth Tube's Trent Plant produces 1/8" to 4" diameter welded and welded and drawn stainless steel tubing including nickel and high alloys for a variety of applications. |
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Intro to Pipe, Valves & Fittings
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Tech Tips by Gregg Marshall
To help you make the most of the Digital Age.
Need to set up a conference call and can't even figure out how to add a third person to a call, much less have 10 people on the same call?
Don't want to pay monthly fees and/or 10+ cents a minute for conference calls?
There are free alternatives. One I've been using for several years is http://www.freeconferencecall.com.
You go to their web site and register for a free account. They send you an email with a call-in telephone number and a conference call code.
You email those to the group you want to talk to with the date and time. Everyone dials the telephone number and at the prompt enters the conference call code. Voila, everyone is on a conference call.
And you can even record the call (for free).
Where's the catch? The telephone number everyone calls is a toll number (e.g. a long distance call). I've only had one person notice/care. Most people have unlimited long distance or pay less than 3 cents a minute, so it really isn't that much a cost.
You can't beat the price, or the ease of use.
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What's The Industry Buzzing About?
One way to tell is to visit the website of Supply House Times
. If you scroll to the bottom of the lead page, you will find lists of the "Most E-Mailed" and "Most Popular Articles" (as measured by visitations). This gives a pretty good feel for what industry citizens regard as important.
For example, as of yesterday, these were the give "Most E-Mailed" articles accessed at the Supply House Times website and passed along.
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Modern Engineering Concepts 2008 Webinar Series
Presented by John Siegenthaler, P.E.
This Fall begins the next series of Webinars presenting the latest concepts in modern hydronic heating system design. Each offers a 1.5 Certificate of Completion for Continuing Education and is the fraction of the cost to travel to a live conference.
Cast- Iron Boiler Technology: Past, Present, and Future
September 11 at 1pm ET
Cast iron boilers have been the backbone of the hydronics industry for decades. Some might suggest that cast-iron boilers are dated and approaching obsolescence relative to newer boilers constructed of other materials. This seminar will show why this is NOT the case. You'll also learn why cast-iron, although it may appear gray or rusty in it's raw form, is really a very "green" material.
The Application of Storage Tanks in Hydronic & Solar Thermal Systems
October 16 at 1pm ET
This Webinar covers a wide range of tank applications and presents technical information on where the tanks are needed, how they are sized, and the best way to pipe them into specific systems. Although storage tanks have been part of some hydronic systems for years, this webinar will present unique and state-of-the-art applications that will help define the future of hydronic and solar thermal systems.
TBD
November 13 at 1pm ET
TBD
December 11 at 1pm ET
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