The Workplace Solutions Association (WSA) has opened its membership to the former members of the now defunct Business Solutions Association (BSA). The BSA – which represented the interests of the vendor and manufacturer rep community in the US – quietly folded at the end of 2023. Now, the WSA will establish a Manufacturer Forum to
One of the brightest stars in our industry passed away last December. Jennifer Smith, CEO of Minnesota-based Innovative Office Solutions, will be very sorely missed, most of all by her husband Brooks, children Maxwell and Madison and their extended families. But the entire US business supplies sector – customers, suppliers, partners, competitors, employees – will
Fellowes Brands Chairman Jamie Fellowes has been named 2022 Legend of the Industry by the Business Solutions Association (BSA). Fellowes will be presented with the award at the BSA Awards Luncheon on 10 November during Industry Week in Las Vegas (NV). He began working in the family business while in high school in 1964, became
The Business Solutions Association (BSA) has selected Barry Lane as the recipient of its 2022 Leadership Award. Lane began his career in the commercial office products industry in 1978 and joined Avery in 1982, where he has remained for the past 44 years. He has held various sales leadership roles in the commercial, superstore, and
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