NAW News
President Trump Names NAW President Dirk Van Dongen to the “Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups”
NAW President Dirk Van Dongen has been named by President Trump to his new industry advisory group on reopening the economy. Key distribution industry CEOs also named include Mike Kaufmann of Cardinal Health, Bryan Tyler of McKesson, Kevin Hourican of SYSCO, and Marc Casper of Thermo Fisher Scientific. The task force is comprised of many executives, economists, scholars, and industry leaders [...]
Read MoreSearch for New NAW President & CEO Has Begun
NAW President & CEO Dirk Van Dongen will retire at the end of November 2020. The search for his replacement has begun. Click here to see the position description and candidate specifications. Instructions for submitting resumes are included at the end of the candidate [...]
Read MoreNAW Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation for Increased Funding for Payroll Protection Program
Today, NAW called on Congressional Leaders to quickly pass legislation increasing funding for the small business Payroll Protection Program. The initial $349 billion allocated for this program will have been completely spent by the end of this week, and Congress needs to act quickly to replenish the fund in order to prevent thousands of additional Americans from losing their jobs. Click here [...]
Read MoreNAW Asks Governors to Adopt CISA Guidance
NAW has asked Governors across the nation to adopt the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response. Click here to read NAW’s full [...]
Read MoreNAW and Allies Urge Enactment of Broad Business Economic Support Package
NAW and many of our allies in the trade association community have advocated for a broad and comprehensive economic relief package that will help ensure liquidity and access to credit for a wide range of businesses and industries. Our letter, sent to President Trump, House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader McConnell, with almost 100 signatures collected in just a few hours, can be read [...]
Read MoreHours of Service Regulations Suspended for Commercial Motor Vehicles Providing Emergency Relief to Combat COVID-19
In response to President Trump issuing a national emergency declaration on Friday, March 13, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an emergency declaration that suspended hours of service (HOS) regulations for operators of commercial motor vehicles that are providing emergency relief through direct assistance to support state and local efforts to combat the COVID-19 [...]
Read MoreNAW’s York Applauds President’s Focus on Supply Chain Readiness
WASHINGTON, DC (March 17, 2020) Douglas W. York, President and CEO of Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and NAW Chairman of the Board, headed a delegation of key distribution company CEOs in a conference call late this afternoon with President Trump and Vice President Pence focusing on the importance of maintaining a strong supply chain for critical [...]
Read MoreNAW President & CEO Announces Retirement
Dirk Van Dongen to Lead the Association through November 2020 WASHINGTON, DC (February 28, 2020) After 41 years of leading the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, Dirk Van Dongen, its President & CEO, announced today that he will step down on November 30, 2020, the end of the association’s current fiscal year. Van Dongen will also retire as President of the NAW Institute for [...]
Read MoreHouse Passes Massive Pro Labor Legislation
On February 6th the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, one of the largest handouts to organized labor since the 1935 Wagner Act and a blatant attempt to curry electoral favor in the 2020 elections from national unions. The legislation would: Dramatically change the way labor unions conduct organizing drives replacing it with a zombie [...]
Read MoreCongress Fully Repeals Obamacare’s “Cadillac Tax,” Health Insurance Tax (HIT) and Medical Device Tax
On Thursday, December 19th, Congress overwhelmingly voted to permanently repeal three Obamacare taxes, including the 40 percent excise tax, commonly called the “Cadillac Tax,” the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) on fully-insured health plans and the 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices. This is a major victory for the 181 million Americans and their families who rely on employer-sponsored [...]
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