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Latest Scoop
GE Goes
Big in Solar Manufacturing with New Plant in Colorado
GE announced last week that it plans to build a new $600
million solar panel factory in Aurora, Colo. When completed, the
manufacturing facility will be larger than any existing solar panel
factory in the country today.
McGraw-Hill
Construction Forecasts Flat Year for Construction Market in
2012
Lingering doubts in the minds of business executives and
consumers about the health of the U.S. economy, uncertainty over the
political turmoil in Washington, D.C., and weak demand may choke off any
significant growth in the 2012 construction market. That’s the
consensus of the construction economists at McGraw-Hill Construction
Outlook 2012, held Oct. 19 in Washington, D.C.
Schneider
Solidifies Focus on Green Biz
As more than 40 business journalists found out at
Schneider Electric’s 2011 Editors’ Event, traditional electrical
products are still an important part of Schneider’s product mix 20
years after the acquisition, but the French giant has expanded far past
the traditional electrical distribution market and is now a leading
player in some of the fastest-growing and most intriguing electrical
markets in the world, including the smart grid, data centers, electric
vehicles, building automation and solar products.
ABB
& Baldor to Market Drives and Motors in U.S. Through Same Sales
Force
ABB and Baldor said they would use a single U.S. sales
force to sell and support the complete line of ABB and Baldor low- and
medium-voltage industrial drives and industrial electric motors.
Burndy
Buys Manufacturer of PV Products
Burndy, Manchester, N.H., purchased substantially all
the assets of Wiley Electronics LLC, a provider of grounding, bonding,
and cable management solutions for solar panel and rack mounting
applications, on Oct. 14.
People On The Move
Schrimsher
joins Applied Industrial Technologies
Applied Industrial Technologies (Cleveland): Electrical
industry veteran Neil Schrimsher will become CEO of this industrial
distributor effective Oct. 25.
On The Wire
Grainger
divests South Korean partnership
W.W. Grainger, Lincolnshire, Ill., has divested its 49
percent share in MRO Korea, selling its stake to affiliates of its
former ownership partner, SK Networks, for $12 million.
Leviton
and Ford say EV charging station is now UL-certified
Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc., Melville, N.Y., and Ford
Motor Co. said the new Ford Electric Vehicle Home Charging Station,
designed and built by Leviton exclusively for Ford, has gained UL
certification.
Networking
products manufacturer partners with Graybar Electric
ZyXel Communications Inc., Anaheim, Calif., a
manufacturer of broadband and security networking and routing products,
said it’s going to market with Graybar, St. Louis, to expand its reach
to more independent and regional service providers.
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