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2013 FIN – Cold Heading Co. Expanding Indiana Fastener Plant

November 12
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  September 10, 2013 FIN – An Indiana fastener manufacturing plant will be expanded by 20,000 sq ft in a

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1982 FIN – WAFD Off & Running; Stanley First President

November 11
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March 4, 1982 FIN – The Western Association of Fastener Distributors is off and running. In which of the 13

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1986 FIN – Son Buys Miniature Fastener Company From Father

November 07
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  January 15, 1986 FIN – Clark Miniature Fastener Corp. has been purchased by Richard Clark and Douglas Allen from

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2008 FIN – Peterson at STAFDA: Economy Requires Distributors to Reinvent Themselves

October 29
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  + click to enlarge December 11, 2008 FIN – Today’s troubled economy requires companies to reinvent themselves, Rick Peterson

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2000 FIN – Wasmer, Ferry Open B2B E-Marketplace

October 29
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October 23, 2000 FIN – George Wasmer and Jeff Ferry, both representing the fourth generation of their families in the

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1998 FIN – Perspective: No Gambling With Slot Machine Screws

October 15
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December 14, 1998 FIN – “A slot machine is a deceptively simple device,” according to Assembly magazine. “Gamblers drop in

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2014 FIN – Rockford Honors Rockford Fastener

October 14
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Rockford Fastener Inc. was honored as the 2014 Manufacturer of the Year by the Rockford Chamber of Commerce. Founded in

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1983 FIN – Portland Bolt Acquires Jersey Bolt

October 03
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May 15, 1983 FIN – Portland Bolt & Mfg. Co., Portland, Oregon, which acquired the business of Jersey Bolt, Bayonne,

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2011 FIN – What Sells Fasteners in South Africa

September 29
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+ click to enlarge The South African Market August 8, 2011 FIN – The Republic of South Africa is the

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1992 FIN – AALC Presents 1st Leadership Award to Matthews

September 26
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April 27, 1992 FIN – Stephen “Steve” A. Matthews, president of Secure Fastener & Tools Co., Inc., Carlstadt, New Jersey,

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2014 FIN – 4th Generation Planning Industrial Nut’s Future

September 23
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2014 FIN – MEDIA SPOTLIGHT – The Sandusky Register featured local fastener manufacturer Industrial Nut Corp. as part of the Erie County

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1991 FIN – New York’s Allmetal Acquires ESKA of Germany

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September 16, 1991 FIN – Allmetal B.V., the parent company of Allmetal Screw Products Corp., Edgewood, New York, has made

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2013 FIN – NEF Strategies Credited for Beating the Survival Odds

September 05
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2013 FIN  NEF Adding Cold Headers to Increase Production February 20, 2013 FIN – North East Fasteners Corp. is adding

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1987 FIN – Rockford Products Back to Being Profitable

September 04
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November 27, 1987 FIN – Contrary to rumors,  Rockford Products Corp., is not going out of business or being sold.

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1984 FIN – New Midwest Distribution Group Formed

August 29
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June 14, 1984 FIN – Allied Products Corp., Romard Northwest Inc., and Global Trading Company have combined their distribution operations,

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2006 FIN – Reilly: Study Shows Top STAFDA Salespeople Are Relationship Oriented & Stingy on Discounts

August 19
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December 18, 2006 FIN – The top 10% of outside sales people are “intrinsically motivated” and “maniacs on a mission,”

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1983 FIN – Fastener Manufacturers Have New Wire Supplier

August 15
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June 1, 1983 FIN – U.S. fastener manufacturers, as of today, June 1, have a new source of cold heading

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1999 FIN – Fastener Bar Coding Guidelines Introduced

August 14
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August 31, 1999 FIN – Fastener manufacturers and distributors are being invited to use a new standardized fastener bar coding

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2010 FIN – AEA Investors Acquire Controlling Stake in Lone Star Fasteners

August 05
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December 14, 2010 FIN – A private equity firm founded in 1968 by the Rockefeller, Mellon and Harriman family interests

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1993 FIN – Reynolds to be Acquired by Alleghany Ludlum

August 04
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March 19, 1993 FIN – Reynolds Fasteners Inc., Edison, New Jersey, will be getting a new owner, if a letter

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