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Core & Main Signs Agreement to Acquire Lock City Supply

April 1, 2022

The company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Lock City Supply Inc., a full-service distributor of water and wastewater products.

The Beschloss Perspective

Hiring Accelerates Strong in Early 2022

The combination of low unemployment and strong wage growth is expected to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates.

April 1, 2022

Morris Beschloss

U.S. payrolls expanded by 467,000 in January 2022, far more than first predicted, as wages climbed by 5.7 percent.

PVF Market Overview

Gas Prices Rise as Russian-Ukraine War Rages On

With the Ukraine war raging, President Joe Biden did not mention in his first State of the Union Address that the U.S. is purchasing Russian oil, nor that he intends to stop it.

April 1, 2022

Stephen Letko

Public and political pressure may force the administration to take positive actions to incentivize domestic production and pipeline operations.

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Value Engineering Commercial DWV with Foam Core PVC

While the plumbing industry still debates cast-iron soil pipe or PVC, a new, even lower-cost alternative is being introduced on many commercial projects.

April 1, 2022

Until the 1960s, mechanical engineers and plumbing designers specified hub and spigot cast-iron soil pipe joined with lead and oakum for drain, waste and vent systems in the vast majority of their commercial projects.

Uponor Appoints Jennifer Hauschildt Chief Human Resources Officer for Company Worldwide

March 31, 2022

The appointment, effective April 1, makes her the first leader based in North America to be named to the executive committee in a non-presidential role.