The Association’s business purpose:

• Providing education and outreach to member employers engaged in distribution business

• Assisting member employers with employment policies and practices designed to promote compliance with applicable Federal and state legislation and improve recruiting and retention of employees

• Representing the interests of member employers before governmental decision making bodies on issues of interest that may affect members, and provide business tools, data, industry news, and legislative updates to assist members in running successful, efficient and profitable businesses

• Writing and/or distributing information to enable members to be better informed on issues of interest in the distribution business

• Negotiating preferred pricing using the strength and buying power of the Association to reduce costs and improve quality for member employers, and

• Providing access to discounted fully insured group health, dental, and vision benefits.