Jim Olsztynski

The traditional respite afforded by the year’s first major holiday makes it very easy to shunt aside its original purpose of honoring our American soldiers.

An eclectic group of distributors, reps and manufacturers attended an Executive Leadership Conference sponsored by the Midwest Distributors Association (MwDA) on May 3-4.

Yes, the economic landscape looks bleak. Despite it all, I remain an optimist.

More and more manufacturers find it worthwhile attending. 

Highlights from the buying group’s 2010 Distributor/Vendor Conference.

Independent reps are caught between a rock and a hard place.

One consultant makes a case for it in the “new economy.”

Bob Footlik turns vacant property into a “laboratory.”

I had to read this Economist article twice to make sure I hadn't missed something that actually made sense. Then I double-checked the calendar to make sure the date didn't read

After almost a decade of fierce debate within the organization about whether to allow manufacturers to attend its annual conference, AIM/R's latest meeting proved that yes, it was the right decision.