The bailout of mortgage backing firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac turned out to be good news for Fastenal Co., which replaces Fannie Mae on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, according to news reports. Business software provider Salesforce.com Inc. will replace Freddie Mac on the index. Stock prices

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Ideas about contracting out maintenance work

News | www.reliableplant.com | Sep 30, 2008

An important goal with contractors is to turn a few of them into team members. They can help with all kinds of decisions relating to maintenance (particularly during shutdowns).

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Electrical troubleshooting: 12-step program reduces downtime

News | www.plantengineering.com | Sep 15, 2008

Depending on the complexity of the problem, when performing troubleshooting activities the process may involve various levels of support and knowledge ranging from technicians, crew leaders, engineers and factory-trained experts.

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HP's purchasing organization looks beyond price

News | www.purchasing.com | Sep 11, 2008

When Rob Falivene joined Hewlett-Packard 18 months ago as vice president of global procurement, he was tasked with creating a new worldwide function that combined the company's indirect spend with its services spend. The leverage resulting from the combined $16.5 billion spend helped Palo Alto,

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Change management

News | www.plantservices.com | Sep 5, 2008

Part 1: David Berger, P.Eng., contributing editor, says it's important to focus on getting universal buy-in when you re trying to launch an initiative.

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Maska Pulleys acquired by Baldor Electric

News | www.mromagazine.com | Sep 4, 2008

MRO-esource.com is a resource for products,news, featuers, and resources for the machinery & equipment industry and MRO (maintenance, repair, operations) professionals in manufacturing, resource and utilities. Featuers daily news, plus archives to Machinery & Equipment MRO magazine.

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DXP Enterprises, Inc. Singular Research's Annual "Best of the Uncovereds" Conference Presentation (at Seeking Alpha)

News | us.rd.yahoo.com | Sep 4, 2008

Okay, it is 10:30 and we will begin our presentation at this time. My name is Joe Lambert, Director of Marketing with Singular Research and unfortunately as we have the speakers come up and present at the podium, I can’t change the caption for everybody, it looks like the name is Joe Lambert.

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Farnborough Air Show features advances in products and PLM

News | www.mbtmag.com | Sep 1, 2008

Every two years, Europe’s Farnborough Air Show is where the global aerospace & defense industry goes to sell its wares. This year, it gave Siemens PLM Software a chance to showcase stories from satisfied customers.

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Buying in a Sellers' Market

News | www.scmr.com | Sep 1, 2008

Suppliers have become more powerful than ever, which means buyers must adjust quickly to a new playing field. To help supply management professionals make that adjustment, A.T. Kearney has developed The Purchasing Chessboard.

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