A driver at the Pelham, Ala., branch of Ferguson Enterprises, accused of killing three men, pleaded innocent by reason of mental disease at his arraignment.
Water heater manufacturer State Industries announced that its president, Herb Lindahl, has assumed the additional responsibilities of chief executive officer and chairman of the board.
An employee at the Pelham, Ala., branch of Ferguson Enterprises was charged with three counts of capital murder after two co-workers were shot Aug. 5 at their office and a third person was shot at a gas company where the suspect used to work.
Arthur Andersen expanded its KnowledgeSpace online business information service by introducing the Wholesale Distribution community, one of several industry-driven online communities the firm plans to develop with national trade associations.
Westburne Inc. announced that Ron Pelachuk, executive vice president/Plumbing and Waterworks Product Group (North America), is taking early retirement. The company also executed two agreements involving its Electrical Group for the acquisition of asset of Electrical Suppliers and Blazer Electric Supply Co.
TruServ Corp., a member-owned wholesale cooperative, named Donald J. Hoye as its new chief executive officer. The company also announced that it will restructure and streamline its corporate staff in order to complete a plan to merge the True Value, ServiStar and Coast to Coast organizations.
The American Supply Association's board of directors approved the final proposal on the White Paper by a vote of 27-3 at its summer meeting July 22-25. Four task forces are to be established to implement the reorganization plans within the parameters of the final proposal.