As Walter Tobin retires from his role as CEO of ERA, we pause to reflect on a remarkable decade of vision, leadership and unwavering dedication. Walter began his career at […]

November 2025, Volume 1 MANUFACTURING DATA REPORTS Manufacturing data reports from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) are released at the beginning of every month and can be accessed at ISM. The […]

FROM THE TOP by Tom Griffin, CPMR ERA President We spend a lot of time at Catalyst Unity Solutions working on and promoting our brand, and ensuring our employees own […]

EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY Walter Tobin, ERA CEO by Walter E. Tobin, ERA CEO EDS 2025 is now in the history books – did you go? Did you get a lot done? […]

ERA mourns Ted Curtin, a longtime manufacturers’ rep and active ERA volunteer, who passed away in March 2025.  Ted was inducted into the ERA White Pin Group in 2001. He […]

WINCHESTER, MA, United States – May 8, 2025 — The Ojo-Yoshida Report, a respected voice in technology journalism today unveils a new name and sharpened mission: TechSplicit — a brand […]

Farmington Hills, Mich., – May 12, 2025 — R.C. Merchant & Company, Inc., a family-owned and operated manufacturers’ representative firm headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich. proudly announces that Mallerie Merchant […]

FROM THE TOP By Tom Griffin, CPMR – ERA President As we enter our third year of hope that our businesses will begin recovery in Q4, we remember that “hope […]

EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY by Walter E. Tobin, ERA CEO Walter Tobin, ERA CEO Whew! So much to unpack as I sit down to pen this article. Our industry is facing so […]

EXECUTIVE COMMENTARY Caveat emptor…Buyer beware!   Walter Tobin, ERA CEO by Walter E. Tobin, ERA CEO Look at the main ballroom here at the 2025 ERA Conference, packed full: 650 […]