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We wanted to share our respects on an industry stalwart and leader.As reported in last week’s issue of Electrical Wholesaling, Joe Frangipane, known to many as the VP Supplier Relations for IMARK, and before that a leader at WIED and […]
As we celebrate our 233rd birthday this weekend we wanted to wish you a wonderful weekend with family and loved ones. The Declaration of Independence was conceived based upon the concept that people had the “right” to pursue “life, liberty […]
A follow-up to last week’s posting on China’s Next Growth Strategy. According to yesterday’s Wall Street Journal entitled “Unionizing Fight Focuses on 3 States” , the Employee Free Choice Act may come down to three senators … Arlen Specter of […]
A recent article in Home Channel News gave us thought to “Do distributors, and for that matter manufacturers, have ethics policies for their purchasing departments and for their salespeople?” The reason for the question can be found in this HCN […]
Many industry veterans remember Jack Briody. Jack was with Philips until 1991, had a brief stint at MagneTek (now Universal Lighting Technologies), and finished his career at Advance Transformer in 2001. He was the original “energy efficiency” leader and was […]
The biggest challenge for many companies is quality personnel…how to recruit them, train them and retain them. Talent is a company’s greatest asset. As the effort expended in HR grows, combined with continued regulatory and administrative issues, HR departments will […]
Congratulations to U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert Gaylord, the new president of IDEA. An interesting choice… retired military In reviewing his background, one would presume that he is a leader, a good listener and a good communicator having been heavily […]
