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ADDISON, IL, March 1, 2017 – Tim Combs has been appointed as president and CEO of Associated, a leader in providing integrated supply chain solutions. This appointment is a welcome return for Combs, as he served as the Company’s General Manager from 2009 to 2010. Combs brings 35 years of leadership and sales experience to Associated, having most recently served as President of Sales and Marketing at The Raymond Corporation. Click to read more.

ADDISON, IL, February 20, 2017 – Ferrara Candy Company has named Associated the 2016 Supply Chain Segment Leader at their Supplier Innovation Summit. Click to read more.

ADDISON, IL, January 18, 2017 - Associated and its subsidiary, Peach State Integrated Technologies, have been awarded the prestigious MVP (Most Valuable Partner) Status for 2017 in a program from the industry’s trade association, MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association). To be among the less than 5% of the association’s membership earning the award, Associated and Peach State successfully demonstrated a commitment to business excellence, professionalism and good stewardship. Click to read more.

ADDISON, IL, November 11, 2016 – The Supply and Value Chain Center at Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business announced the winners of its annual Supply and Value Chain Center Awards. The awards recognize outstanding performance of individuals and teams in categories including Leadership, Supply Chain Excellence, Innovation, and Sustainability. Michael B. Romano, President and CEO of Associated, a provider of integrated supply chain solutions, was recognized with the 2016 Supply Chain Leadership Award.

ADDISON, IL, JUNE 20, 2016 – During the past five decades, Associated has strived to forge long term relationships with their customers by providing leading edge consulting and system integration solutions, world class products and industry leading support services. Their experience and consultative approach has helped their customers optimize space, labor and order fulfillment operations within their distribution and production operations to satisfy goals for increased productivity, efficiency and operational cost reductions. Throughout this journey, one thing has remained the same; they are committed to exceeding the expectations of their partners. Click to read more.

The 2016 second quarter MHEDA Journal's Women at Work article features Associated and Peach State Integrated Technologies' own Corporate Marketing Communications Supervisor Debbie Tworek. Click to read more.

ADDISON, IL, April 12, 2016 – To insure Associated is properly positioned and staffed to sustain our growth; a new position, Director of Human Resources, has been established. This is consistent with other Director positions recently established in Operations, Consulting and Integration, Marketing and Business Development and most recently Finance. These positions have been designed to actively drive Associated’s growth and success by providing day to day leadership for their teams as well as proactive strategic direction.

ADDISON, IL, March 3, 2016 – To support continued growth that has been driven by increased customer demand Associated has created a new position, Corporate Director of Finance. This new role has been established to maximize opportunities that will develop and enhance our Finance and Accounting team and capabilities. Click to read more.