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In honor of company founder Gordon Flesch, the Gordon J. Flesch Scholarship Program has awarded 20 scholarships to dependent children of company employees. The Gordon Flesch Company began awarding scholarships to the children of associates in 1995, and has provided up to 20 Read More

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. (Konica Minolta) announced today that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Laura Blackmer, president, dealer sales to its 2022 Power 100 list, a subset of influential executive leaders chosen from the annual CRN Women of the Read More

The start of summer is still nearly a month away, but merger and acquisition activity has already reached a boiling point. And by all indications, the level of activity may actually be increasing in the weeks and months to come. While on the subject, make sure you check out a Read More

The history of professional sports is replete with tales of young phenoms who burst onto the scene fresh out of college or the minor leagues and dominate at the highest levels. The prospect label is quickly replaced by “budding superstar,” and all eyes fixate on this wunderkind Read More

This blog originally appeared on the GreatAmerica website. Disruptions in the supply chain are continuing to create challenges for equipment providers spanning nearly every industry. Many of our customers are facing some of the most difficult business obstacles they have Read More

New analysis of threat activity for the first quarter of this year shows anyone with access to corporate email is now on the front lines of modern cyberattacks of all kinds. The key to a solid cyber defense is knowing your enemy. It’s one of the reasons I spend so much of the Read More

While there seems to be enough action to whet everyone’s beak in the M&A theater, it seems some companies are finding that just one deal during the course of a month’s time isn’t quite enough. That is the case for both Phoenix-based Flex Technology Group (FTG) and Doing Read More

It is interesting to trace the professional journey taken by Trevor Akervik. In late 2001, he joined Marco of St. Cloud, Minnesota, as an entry-level sales rep. Twenty years later, he celebrated his birthday and anniversary with the company by being named the chief operating Read More

Access Systems is pleased to announce the development of a new headquarters in Waukee, Iowa. Located on the corner of Alice’s Rd and SE Olson Drive, just east of the current HQ building, the new facility allows Access expansion into a large office campus providing a strong Read More

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Secretary of State Jesse White joined DOT Security, a managed security service provider (MSSP), to celebrate the grand opening of the company’s new Security Operations Center (SOC). The private event included a speech given by Governor Read More

M&A activity continues at a brisk pace with a pair of deals that were announced too late for inclusion in our May 6 newsletter. That’s essentially four deals in a week’s time, and a number of dealers have intimated they are on the brink of closing out additions to their Read More

When the subject of action bias is mentioned, inevitably the topic of “analysis paralysis” is invoked. When confronted with challenges, sometimes leaders sink into the trap of being afraid to move forward and fall back on measured and deliberate approaches. That is the exact Read More

From the Dealer Executive Desk What’s better than providing a service to a growing number of loyal customers?  Providing two services to those same loyal customers. . It’s certainly tempting, especially if the second service you’re thinking of adding falls Read More

The FBI last week published a public service announcement updating its warnings about the continuing threat of business email compromise (BEC, also called CEO fraud). The problem has reached shocking proportions: between June of 2016 and December of 2021, the Bureau counted Read More

Call it indoctrination or trial by fire, but when Sam Errigo took the stage at last week’s Konica Minolta “Full Throttle” 2022 Dealer Summit, the recently named president and CEO stood in front of hundreds of dealers, partners and media during perhaps the most critical juncture Read More