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FEDA Weekly News for July 28, 2025

Date postedJuly 28, 2025
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July 28, 2025


 

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TAKKT Bolsters Senior Leadership Team with New VP of Operations
Mark Clancy brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in operations, logistics and team development to TAKKT. Most recently, he served as the senior operations director at GEODIS, where he oversaw third-party logistics operations in Hebron, Kentucky.

Longtime TriMark R.W. Smith Senior Business Development Manager Retires
The dealer praised Rob Liwanag’s dedication, professionalism and ability to build lasting relationships.
New Member Q&A: Core Industrial Realty
Core Industrial Realty provides brokerage services that cater to foodservice equipment and supplies companies.
 
Atosa Updates Sales Team with a New Hire and Promotion
John Drury has joined Atosa USA as the manufacturer’s new regional sales manager for the Southwest region while Kyle Roelandt has been promoted to director of sales.
 
RESEARCH & REPORTS
 
Conditions Improved for Small Businesses in Q2
Small business owners’ concerns about inflation have receded from record highs as overall conditions improved in the second quarter of 2025, according to the MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index. The index rose to a score of 65.2 for Q2, up from 62.3 in the first three months of the year. The jump was driven by improvements in several areas. Namely, 73 percent of small businesses said they are comfortable with their cash flow, up from 66 percent last quarter.
White House Unveils AI Action Plan
The White House has released an AI Action Plan that incorporates many policy goals and recommended actions from business advocacy groups, including the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors. The AI Action Plan is intended as a roadmap for American leadership in the emerging artificial intelligence (AI) field. The document outlines broad policies that the federal government and federal agencies should pursue and identifies several actions agencies should take to further goals in three overarching areas: innovation, infrastructure and international diplomacy and security.
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