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FEATURE April 27, 2000 FIN – In 1972 Robbie Gilchrist graduated from high school and took a summer job with Automotive Fasteners in Greensboro, NC. He intended to go to

FEATURE + click to enlarge The Obama administration proposed new rules for exports of military aircraft and associated parts such as fasteners. Proposed rule changes published in the Federal Register

FEATURE + click to enlarge The 1,067 STAFDA distributorships have 4,418 branches – totaling 5,485 locations. That gives STAFDA members more locations than the 3,725 for Home Depot (1,972) and

FEATURE + click to enlarge A month after massive flooding submerged Thailand’s industrial zone, the region remains inundated, forcing drastic measures on business owners to protect their investments. “To retrieve

FEATURE Below are summaries from several public companies with fastener holdings. Park Ohio said both logistics services and manufactured product segments achieved growth. TRW reported “strong” market position and profitable

FEATURE + click to enlarge Billionaire Sam Zell, who owns a controlling interest in Anixter International, echoed Alan Greenspan’s concern about the lack of a skilled workforce in the U.S.

FEATURE + click to enlarge Witucki: Despite the widespread belief that low cost labor is in Asia, “some of the most productive workers are here.”  In 2010, Norway and the U.S had

FEATURE + click to enlarge From the Fastener History section of GlobalFastenerNews.com November 21,1997 FIN – The owners of the National Industrial Fastener Show & Conference, held annually in Columbus,