Daily Headlines - Afternoon Edition - Aug 18th, 2026
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August 18, 2026
In The Spotlight
AIT’s Schrimsher: Expect More M&A in Coming Year
A combination of factors including competition and private-equity ownership has created an “increasingly productive” backdrop, the distributor’s CEO told investors last week.
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Top Stories
Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement: Back to the Beginning
IndustryWeek revisits the first installment of Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement with this “best of” episode.
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GE, Philips and Shell Suffer Cybersecurity Breaches
The Clop ransomware gang claims responsibility for all three attacks…and forty others.
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The 2026 IndustryWeek U.S. 500 List Download
Download the key performance metrics from the largest public manufacturers in the U.S. in .pdf format.
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Job Hopping: Career Acceleration or Career Risk?
Is changing jobs the fastest path to career growth or does loyalty still pay off?
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