The U.S. Census Bureau and the
Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new
residential construction statistics for June 2007.
While construction employment hasn’t fallen as
fast as the housing collapse would indicate, according to a recent ADP National
Employment Report, U.S. construction jobs could fall by 250,000 by the end of
next year.
Activant Solutions Inc. has signed a definitive
asset purchase agreement with Intuit Inc. to acquire the Intuit Eclipse™
Distribution Management Solutions business.
Intuit Inc. has a new Eclipse Mobile interface to give field sales personnel instant access to critical Eclipse information via popular smartphones, pocket PCs and mobile PDAs. It integrates with
DP Solutions announced it has achieved Authorized Channel Partner status with Infor, a global provider of enterprise software. This enables DP Solutions to deliver and support the Infor ERP A+
HoneywellCompanies covering various aspects of the PHCP industry are unveiling new or renovated Web sites. Here is a sampling:Honeywell Power ProductsHoneywell Power Products has a new Web site at www.honeywellpower.com
Johnson Controls has released the Unitary Sales Tool (UST) software package for the York®, Coleman® and Luxaire® brands of residential and light commercial heating and air-conditioning products. Designed to support
The U.S. Census Bureau of
the Department of Commerce announced June 29 that construction spending during
May 2007 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,176.6 billion
(0.9 percent) above the revised April estimate of $1,166.0 billion.
The WinWholesale Group of Companies has selected eCredit Enterprise Edition to manage its commercial credit and collections operations. Replacing an in-house system, eCredit will drive revenue by speeding credit approval
Murray Supply Co. (Winston-Salem, NC) revised its Web site, www.murraysupply.com, in two sections to appeal to trade professionals and the residential side of the business. For trade professionals, the site