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Howard J. Locke, 77, who served as manager of purchasing and inventory control at American Industrial Supply, Perth Amboy, NJ, died March 7 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.  

Glenn Wilson Ross, 87, founder of Ross Supply Co., Marion, IN, and one of the founding members of buying group WIT & Co., died March 5.

Construction spending during February 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $967.5 billion, 0.9 percent below the revised January estimate of $976.2 billion, according to the Commerce Department. January construction spending fell 3.5 percent.

New tax credit changes in The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 affect A. O. Smith water heating products.

Ferguson (Newport News, VA) promoted Brian Peelver to general manager for the Evansville, IN, branch.

First Supply (Madison, WI) promoted Mitch Anderson to branch manager for its New Brighton, MN, facility.

Murray Supply (Winston-Salem, NC) named Andrew Anglin branch manager of the Winston-Salem branch.

Stiebel Eltron named Doug Belden western regional sales manager and Glenn Isaac eastern regional sales manager.

Webstone Co. appointed Grant Dow as western regional sales manager, serving the western portion of the U.S. and the western provinces of Canada.

Rotobrush International LLC hired Clint Harris as vice president of business services.