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    EVs Hit a Rough Patch

    Jan. 29, 2024
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    Remembering 2023

    Dec. 13, 2023

    Highlights

    A New Chapter for Electrical Wholesaling

    Dec. 11, 2023
    With a move to an all-digital format come some exciting opportunities to serve readers and advertisers with more robust editorial content.
    Jim Lucy2015 1025

    The Contractor Connection Revisited

    Oct. 11, 2023
    It may be time to forge that elusive link between the business systems of electrical distributors and electrical contractors.
    Jim Lucy2015 1025

    Checking In on 2023

    July 31, 2023
    The health of the overall U.S. economy this year has surprised even the most optimistic forecasters.
    Jim Lucy2015 1025

    Green Shoots Despite a Potential Drought

    June 2, 2023
    Top 150 distributors continue to invest in their businesses despite an uncertain economy.
    Jim Lucy2015 1025

    ChatGPT: Ready for its Electrical Market Debut?

    March 31, 2023
    You can now ask ChatGPT and other chatbots hundreds of questions about your business, but don’t trust their answers implicitly — yet.
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    A Change in the Weather

    July 29, 2022
    There’s something funky going on in the U.S. economy right now, but it’s tough to know what to call it, or to figure out how long it’s going to last.
    Jim Lucy2015 1025

    Times & Trends: A Flock of Black Swans

    June 2, 2022
    Electrical distributors are once again proving their resilience in the face of a historic swarm of economic challenges.
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    Common Sense Communications

    May 31, 2022
    Desiree Grace offers some tips on how to build solid working relationships with business partners.
    Jim Lucy2015 1025

    Follow the Money

    Feb. 10, 2022
    2022 federal spending programs and utility rebates will generate electrical sales.