New resource available to connect ex-convicts with employers
A new tool is available to connect employers and people who have served time in prison and are looking for a job. The resource is 70millionjobs.com and is named after the 70 […]
Category Archives: Council Action
IWLA Brings Fulfillment Service Providers Together
By Mark DeFabis, CEO Integrated Distribution Services and Immediate Past Chairman of IWLA The 2017 International Warehouse Logistics Association Convention & Expo marked many milestones: It was the culmination of […]
EPA Delays Risk Management Program Regulations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register proposing to delay the effective date of the Risk Management Program (RMP) rule until February 2019. The EPA […]
2017 IWLA Convention Brings Leadership, Networking and International Connections
When more than 400 warehousing professionals, supplier partners, and speakers gathered March 19-21 for the IWLA Convention & Expo, they discovered Leadership that Inspires. Here are the highlights. Sunday’s Global […]
IWLA Opposes Pennsylvania’s New Warehouse Services Tax Increase
The Governor of Pennsylvania has proposed an end to the sales and use tax exemption on warehouse services as part of his 2017-2018 budget proposal. This unleashed 6 percent tax […]
2017 IWLA CONVENTION PREVIEW: Case Studies on Shaping Regulations & Labor Law
There is strength in numbers: One 2017 IWLA Convention breakout session focuses on how IWLA works with other associations, coalitions and, its own members to influence regulatory policy in Washington, […]
IWLA Supports the Latest STB Rail-Shipper Council Appointment
IWLA welcomes the appointment of Kevin Murray as a small shipper representative on the Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (RSTAC) of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB). Acting STB Chairman Ann […]
2017 IWLA CONVENTION SPOTLIGHT: E-commerce & Fulfillment Panel
How does the changing retail landscape affect your warehouse? IWLA members continue to take on customers that want e-commerce services. Meeting this need is a growth opportunity. IWLA plans a […]
CONVENTION PREVIEW: 2017 Education Sessions Tackle Industry Trends
Are you attending the 2017 IWLA Convention & Expo on March 19-21, in Palm Springs, Calif.? Join North American warehousing leaders at the premier event of the year and take […]
Comedian Will Durst Livens Up the IWLA-PAC Fundraising Dinner
Will Durst worked in a warehouse in Milwaukee in his early years as a struggling comedian. “I’ve had to take all kinds of odd jobs when starting out in comedy,” […]
