As the resort town of Newport, R.I., enjoyed its last major summer fling Sept. 14, The Newport International Boat Show, HARDI members began trekking in to attend the Purchasing Optimization Conference.
At least, not in the two that I examined. So I did a little bit of light research and came up with a definition that I think provides the context for this editorial.
Most of us love receiving packages, though we probably don’t think deeply about how someone delivers them. If they’re personal, we suspect a gift or something positive.
Decades ago, a young, athletic fellow was sparring with his black belt karate instructor, a time reserved for putting practice into some degree of reality
We seldom use words like “sexy” or “unsexy” in business magazines. Because of political correctness, we relegate the terms to the tabloids and gossip rags; so I deleted them from the original lead (first paragraph) of this story. Yet profitability and durability (which is “sexy”) fascinate us all, regardless of the adjective. That’s NIBCO.
When talking about thermostats or controls, Karl Mutchnik, portfolio manager at Tyler, Texas-based Trane, a business of Ingersoll Rand, cited recent growth in the market.
