...Nutial, Victoria K. Gardner, Cory P. Delaney and Varun Anand have received scholarships from the National Association of Purchasing Managers Augusta Area Inc.Military newsNavy Seaman Recruit Christopher J. Ardis , son of Harry and Kim Ardis...

...Rapids Pavilion; members free; R.S.V.P. to Chris Baum at (706) 651-0018. - June 14: National Association of Purchasing Managers-Augusta annual membership meeting; 6 p.m.; members free; nonmembers $20; contact James Harris...

...to 5 p.m.; $125; per person, includes lunch; call Melissa Canady at 722-5337. Thursday: National Association of Purchasing Managers meeting; 6 p.m.; speaker John T. Mateka, MCG vice president of supply chain/resource management...

...Sabbarese rose to 55.3, five points above the month before, and the national index compiled by the National Association of Purchasing Managers increased 2.9 points. Both the state and national indexes were pushed up primarily by boosts in...

About 1,500 people are expected to stroll through the aisles of booths at the National Association of Purchasing Management's (NAPM) 31st annual industrial exposition and trade show today from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion. Organized by the Augusta chapter of NAPM, a professional organization promoting the purchasing and supply chain management field, the show will feature the products and services of nearly 70 different companies, said Steve Clayborn, a Westinghouse procurement specialist who handles marketing and public relations for the local chapter.

...5-7 p.m., SRP Loan Center/North Augusta Plaza; free; call (803) 279-2323. - Thursday: National Association of Purchasing Managers-Augusta annual membership meeting; 6 p.m.; members free; nonmembers $20; contact James Harris...

...turnaround, with orders starting to gain in recent months. A separate survey done earlier this week by the National Association of Purchasing Managers also reported strength. Financial markets have grown jittery in recent days over concerns that with...

...commercial construction of buildings, ranging from factories to hotels to shopping centers. Also, the National Association of Purchasing Managers reported that manufacturing activity slowed in October for the fifth consecutive month. Its monthly...

...continued to hurt U.S. exporters. On a more positive note, however, the decline last month in the National Association of Purchasing Managers index was smaller than expected.

...advanced 6.9 percent in February after a 3.1 percent rise a month earlier. A report Tuesday from the National Association of Purchasing Managers suggested manufacturing strengthened again in March, growing at the fastest pace in more than two...