Airgas To Sell Rutland Tool

| Mark Del Franco

Radnor, PA-based welding gasses and equipment conglomerate Airgas (NYSE:ARG) has reached a definitive agreement to sell the assets and operations of $47 million Whittier, CA-based Rutland Tool & Supply Co.

Postal Reform Bill Vote Stalled in Senate

| John Fischer

The path to postal reform continues to be a bumpy one. The vote on S. 662, the sister bill to the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (H.R. 22) passed by Congress in July, has been held up by a dispute over

Firms Weary in Wilma’s Wake

| Mark Del Franco

As the first wave of relief supplies arrived in South Florida, merchants and
service firms in the area were coping with the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane
Wilma.

Financial Reports: Cabela’s, J. Jill

| MCM staff

Despite increases in third-quarter sales, both outdoor sporting goods merchant Cabela’s and women’s apparel catalog/retailer J. Jill saw disappointing bottom lines.