A federal judge ruled that Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause or Due Process Clause involved. However, the ruling is not the final word on the matter as NAW weighs next steps and continues EPR challenges in California and Colorado.
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A federal judge ruled that Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause or Due Process Clause involved. However, the ruling is not the final word on the matter as NAW weighs next steps and continues EPR challenges in California and Colorado.
Parts Town’s largest Global Fulfillment Center to date will add Southeast distribution capacity, advanced robotics and automation while extending two-day parts availability to 93% of the U.S.
he deal adds Mutual Wholesalers’ Wheeling operation to APR Supply, giving the HVAC and plumbing distributor its first West Virginia location and extending a Mid-Atlantic footprint that entered Maryland through an acquisition earlier this year.
It marks OmniCable's latest and biggest recent territory expansion, following a series of sales-agent agreements earlier this year that broadened its geographic reach.
Industry veterans have launched Veritronics as a North American distributor of automatic identification, data capture, industrial coding and traceability technologies, positioning the company around a curated product portfolio, VAR-focused channel strategy and service-intensive support model.
Grainger’s rare bolt-on adds frictionless inventory technology to its High-Touch business, extending the distributor’s digital strategy deeper into customers’ MRO operations. We cover the details and context here.
The deal will add Paramus Building Supply locations in Paramus and Bergenfield, NJ, strengthening Kuiken Brothers’ building materials distribution footprint in the Garden State.
The electrical distributor opened 20 branches, added more than 1,700 team members and advanced service launches. We recap the key details and milestones from CES' fiscal 2025-2026.
The Houston-based lubricants distributor added Colombia-based Chevron distributor OilRed, extending the reach of its Grupo Lucalza Latin American division.
The new Pricing and Revenue Growth Management practice becomes the fourth business line for the distribution-focused commercial growth firm, which also added longtime industry executive and former MDM staffer as an advisor.
The private equity investment will provide BDI with additional capital and operational resources to support organic and acquisition-driven growth, while the distributor’s existing leadership team will retain a meaningful ownership stake.
BFS is leading a $25 million funding round for Digs and entered a five-year commercial agreement aimed at embedding the technology provider’s AI capabilities into the distributor’s digital ecosystem.
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