Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports May Sales Results

InTech magazine, the flagship publication of the International Society of Automation (ISA) will soon be all tech: it is ending its print edition and will now be published only in PDF format six times a year. It seems appropriate—if a little belated—that the ISA publication would go all-digital. The magazine found in a reader survey that 67% read InTech's digital edition, which is delivered via email. And 38% visit visit www.ISA.org/InTech to read there. But 46% never pick up a paper issue.

Total revenues for the first quarter of 2018 increased 3.8 percent to $413.9 million from $398.8 million in the first quarter of 2017. Subscription revenues increased 7.5 percent, while advertising revenues decreased 3.4 percent and other revenues increased 5.0 percent. Operating costs increased in the first quarter of 2018 to $378.0 million compared with $368.6 million in the first quarter of 2017, largely due to higher compensation costs, which was partially offset by lower print production and distribution costs. Adjusted operating costs increased to $358.5 million from $348.6 million in the first quarter of 2017. Click Read More below for additional information.

IWCO Direct, a leading provider of data-driven direct marketing solutions, today named Tedd Aurelius as vice president of sales. Aurelius will partner with current vice presidents of sales, Tom Hexamer and Jim Leone, to help lead IWCO Direct in creating new and expanded client engagements, and delivering on the company’s commitment to providing the highest level of service and results.