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One of my favorite vacation stories is a trip my wife and I went on to the Florida Keys right after the birth of our daughter.

Elkay Manufacturing announced that President and CEO Tim Jahnke, who has led the company since 2007, plans to retire from day-to-day leadership to concentrate on his role on Elkay's Board of Directors.

What if you viewed the last 10 feet of the supply chain differently? What if you saw it instead as the first 10 feet of the demand chain?

Over the last 36 months, I had the opportunity to lead strategic planning workshops for associations, buying groups, independent distributors and one manufacturer.

I scan a lot of articles, with one of my research themes being return on investment for analytics, for which there are frustrating results.

The AD buying/marketing group is in a good place.

Chris Williams, president of Columbia, South Carolina-based Gateway Supply, says there is one reason the third-generation distributor continues to be an industry success story.

During its annual conference in September at Disney Swan in Orlando, Florida, the Association of Independent Manufacturers Representatives’ bestowed honors on three individuals who have been key components of not only AIM/R but the rep function in general.

Not only is Coors Field in Denver home to Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies, but the 50,398-seat venue hosts a full lineup of summer concerts and events when the team is on the road.