When Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion aid package, historians were astounded that such an unbelievable addition to an already $20 trillion debt would be acceptable to all Americans without a murmur. 

Can you believe it! The second half of 2020 is here and looking much brighter than the first half, I hope.

In 1920, T.J. Collins opened the doors to Collins Plumbing Supply in Holyoke, Mass. He previously spent 14 years as a manager of another well-established wholesale distribution company out of the Northeast, where he saw an opportunity to strike out on his own and focus strictly on plumbing products. 

While the country begins to reopen, the need for liquidity remains as urgent as ever, the coalition says.

PHC News Editor Steve Smith sits down with Latrobe Foundry leaders Ted Steiner, president, and Michael Steiner, vice president, to discuss how the company is adjusting to changes and helping others during the COVID-19 pandemic.

H&L is a third-generation, family-owned distributor of plumbing, heating, electrical, PVF and industrial supplies located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Contractors are poised for near-term recovery, however.

The survey indicates that economic uncertainty, employee morale and customers going out of business will be the biggest challenges going forward.

Led by Vice President Doug Fulton, this new function will seek growth opportunities through corporate acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as internal product development.

Editor Ruth Mitchell has a candid conversation with Dr. Donald McNeeley, chairman and CEO of Chicago Tube and Iron Co. and columnist for The Wholesaler magazine. The duo discuss the "Black Swan" events impacting the industry — from the devastation in the oil market to the COVID-19 crisis.