W.W. Grainger is a supplier of facilities maintenance and other related products. Co. has three operating segments: Grainger Branch-based, which provides customers with products for...
Earnings Call ExcerptW.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW Q2 FY08 Earnings Call July 15, 2008, 08:00 AM ET Executives Laura D. Brown - VP, IR William D. Chapman - Director, IR Analysts Presentation Laura D. Brown - Vice President, Investor Relations Hello, this is Laura Brown, Vice President of Investor Relations;...
Earnings Call ExcerptW.W. Grainger, Inc. GWW Q2 FY08 Earnings Call July 15, 2008, 08:00 AM ET Executives Laura D. Brown - VP, IR William D. Chapman - Director, IR Analysts Presentation Laura D. Brown - Vice President, Investor Relations Hello, this is Laura Brown, Vice President of Investor Relations;...
Earnings Call ExcerptWW Grainger, Inc. GWW Q1 FY08 Earnings Call April 14, 2008, 08:00 AM ET Executives Laura Brown - VP, IR Bill Chapman - Director, IR Analysts Presentation Laura Brown - Vice President, Investor Relations Hello. This is Laura Brown, Vice President of Investor Relations; and I am...
Dividend Inc. submits: There is a commonly told myth that says that companies that pay a dividend misallocate funds that could be used to generate new revenue or grow the company. According to this myth the lack of growth in the company will keep the stock's price low...
Rick Konrad submits: Exchange traded notes [ETN] are a fairly new investment product that share some characteristics of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. They are simply direct debt obligations issued by a bank or investment firm rather than an interest in a pool of securities that define an ETF.A bank...
David I. Templeton submits: Three of the major U.S. domestic indexes (Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 Index & Nasdaq Composite Index) had a positive return for the month of August. However, the S&P's Dividend Aristocrats did outperform the three aforementioned benchmarks in August and YTD through August 29, 2008.Nasdaq...
Maryland is increasingly streamlining its commodity purchases through government collectives that buy supplies through large national companies, but the effort to save time and money is drawing criticism from business groups that say officials are avoiding the bidding process that Maryland set up for its own business deals. ...
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Grainger buys stake in Indian company Chicago-based industrial products distributor W.W. Grainger has put up $5.4 million for 49.9% of Asia Pacific Brands India Ltd., an industrial and electrical wholesale distributor in India. Grainger also put in a $1.1 million matching investment to help expand the business, according to...
Titan Energy Worldwide, Inc. (OTCBB: TEWI)announced today that its subsidiary, Titan Energy Systems, has been awardeda contract to supply two emergency power generators in a state-of-the-artmodular design to W.W. Grainger, Inc., the leading broad line supplier offacilities maintenance products in North America. Titan Energy Systems isa full line sales...
Advantage Rent A Car has announced itsselection of W.W. Grainger, Inc. as the car rental company's preferredpartner for maintenance, repair and operations MRO purchases. Lake Forest, Ill.-based Grainger will provide specific product categoriesto each of Advantage's more than 80 locations, including: motors, HVAC,electrical and lighting, material handling, janitorial supplies, tools,safety...
CHICAGO, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of W.W. Grainger, Inc. at their meeting today declared a cash dividend of 40 cents per share payable on September 1, 2008 to shareholders of record on August 11, 2008. W.W. Grainger, Inc. , with 2007 sales of...
CHICAGO -- Ernst & Young LLP is pleased to announce today the winners for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the Midwest area. This group of exceptional entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of regional business, academic and community...
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI-Chicago) announced today that it has elected six officers and seven directors for the 2008-2009 term. Incoming NIRI-Chicago president Kevin P. Kelly said, "As one of the largest and most dynamic chapters of the...
Fifteen Companies Receive Premier's Pinnacle Award, 54 Companies Receive Performance Award Recognition CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Premier healthcare alliance's Purchasing Partners division last week recognized the winners of its third annual Pinnacle Award and Performance Award at the 2008 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference & Exhibition...
Pittsburgh Electrical Insulation, a manufacturer and distributor of electrical insulation products, has named Bill Simpson as national sales and marketing manager. He will be responsible for managing the company's North American supply chain, expanding its national customer base, and assisting with growth in the area of the company's Brownsville,...
Major markets endured another month of punishment as the U.S. economy tried to keep itself out of recession. Inflationary pressures driven by record oil prices collided with an economic slowdown, further fueled by the housing slump and credit crisis. As our session ended February 29, 2008, consumer spending was...
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 April 2008-The SI Report: Progressive Following on W.W. Grainger, Inc.C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01042008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW) as it opened up $0.07 on below average volume midday trading...
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 March 2008-MG Strategies: Has added W.W Grainger Inc. to their watch listC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13032008 Maybach Financial is a syndicate of financial informants representing a true investing experience. Taking research from financial consultants, brokers, researchers, and...
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 March 2008-MarketMinute: Progressive Following on W.W. Grainger IncC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13032008 InvestorIM has been created as a tool for the average investor. The idea is simple, a website where the world can communicate. Do you have a...