NIBCO held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on June 9 to mark the official completion of its iron valve plant expansion and grand opening of its new distribution center in Blytheville, AR.

Ernie Coutermarsh (left) has assumed the role of senior vice president, industrial business development for F.W. Webb Co. 

As I write this in mid-June the news is filled with economic gloom, including a slowdown in manufacturing and what appears to be a correction course for the stock market,

Mueller Co. signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Advanced Valve Technologies (AVT) for its EZ2 Insertion Valve System.

Frank Lazzaro, 76, a respected purchasing professional in the PVF supply business for more than 50 years, died June 13, 2011.

Two Chinese companies are severely sentenced for counterfeiting UK-based Hopkinsons valves.

A recent analysis by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) suggests that the U.S. will enjoy a manufacturing renaissance within the next five years as the wage gap closes between the U.S. and China.

JMC Steel Group, parent company of Wheatland Tube and Atlas Tube, said it has successfully completed the previously announced financing and sale transactions pursuant to which the Zekelman family has purchased a majority stake in JMC from The Carlyle Group.

The use of horizontal drilling in conjunction with hydraulic fracturing has greatly expanded the ability of producers to profitably produce natural gas from low permeability shale formations.

Tyco International acquired a 75% equity stake in privately held KEF Holdings Ltd. for approximately $300 million in cash.