Industry News

As communities across the southeast recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, independent home improvement retailers in those areas and beyond are stepping up and spearheading recovery efforts. Elder’s Ace Hardware Through October 20th, customers can round up their …

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has agreed to suspend the three-day strike along the East Coast until Jan. 15 in order to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union agreed to the suspension after it reached a tentative …

Throughout the month of October, organizations and businesses will celebrate Careers in Construction Month, promoting and celebrating career paths in the building trades industry.  The National Association of Home Builders has released a Careers in Construction Month Toolkit with ideas …

Early Tuesday morning, U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers began their first large-scale strike in over 50 years, stopping the flow of half of the country’s ocean shipping after negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United …

After acquiring South Texas Hardware and its three stores, Nation’s Best has increased its total store count to 63. Tina Green, regional vice president of operations at Nation’s Best, says South Texas Hardware operates three neighborhood hardware stores in Castroville, …

GreatStar Tools USA has announced the promotion of Roberto Izaguirre to chief executive officer of Arrow Fastener Company LLC. Izaguirre previously served as Arrow Fastener’s chief operating officer and prior to that, he was in the role of vice president …

Caramelized, a warm terracotta brown with soft, earthy tones reminiscent of sunbaked clay, is the Dunn-Edwards Color of the Year pick for 2025.  The Dunn-Edwards team of color experts researched emerging influences across culture, fashion, technology, lifestyle and more to …