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The Industrial Piping Division of ASA addressed perhaps the most pressing issue on the minds of industrial PVF vendors with a panel discussion of “Global Sourcing & The PVF Channel,” held in conjunction with the ISH North America Conference program in Las Vegas on Oct. 1.

"Manufacturing spawns more additional economic activity and related jobs than does any other economic sector," says Joel Popkin, author of a study, "Securing America's Future: The Case for a Strong Manufacturing Base."

Short news from the industry.

Within a span of days within the second week of September, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court at first denied and then allowed US Flow Corp. to convert from a Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

EMCOR Group, the nation's largest mechanical contractor, reported a revenue increase of 16 percent for the second quarter of 2003.

McJunkin Corp. (Charleston, W.Va.) has finalized its acquisition of CIGMA LLC of Indianapolis.

Velan has reached an agreement with Valero Energy Corp. to become a primary valve supplier for all Valero refineries in the U.S. and Canada.

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and Forrester Research released the latest ISM/Forrester Research Report On eBusiness, a first-of-its-kind report that tracks online activity for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing organizations.

Crane Pumps has chosen the e-PUMP-FLO web-based software (www.pump-flo.com) to streamline the pump selection process.

The Mechanical Contractors Association of America and local affiliates have been meeting with sponsors of a federal bill on fire-sprinkler systems, H.R. 1824, which would provide a substantial tax benefit to building owners who equip their property with new or retrofitted fire-sprinkler systems.