| February 28, 2008 | News for the wholesale distribution industry |
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- Sales, earnings climb at Henry Schein
Henry Schein Inc. reported sales growth of 16.4% in the fourth quarter versus the year-ago period, and earnings rose by about $15 million in the same time span. The distributor of dental and medical products beat Wall Street's earnings expectations for the quarter by 3 cents a share despite a 5.5% decline in medical sales n the latest quarter. Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.)
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- Airgas acquires Merriam-Graves
Merriam-Graves Corp.'s operations, which included locations in New York and New England, have been integrated into Airgas East, following Airgas Inc.'s acquisition of the specialty gases distributor, in a deal that was completed Feb. 1. Welding Magazine
(2/25)
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