Mike Schmitz

ASB  Hosts Winter Sales Convention at "Blizzard Beach" American Solutions for Business (ASB), Glenwood, Minn., held its first of two annual conferences from Feb. 22 to 26 at the Marriott Conference Center in Minneapolis. Nearly 400 sales associates and corporate employees from across the country participated in the convention themed, "Blizzard Beach".   During the business update, Craig McLain, COO, reported strong growth in sales and share value. The company's ESOP share price increased 16.2 percent over the previous fiscal year. With 525 sales associates throughout the country and 295 direct and indirect employees, ASB experienced a turnover rate of only 5.1 percent

ASB Announces New IS Director American Solutions for Business (ASB), Glenwood, Minn., recently named Mike Schmitz as director of information services. Schmitz has been with the company for four years, serving as manager of business systems. He has 19 years of experience in the technology field and has held previous positions as a systems programmer for the U.S. Department of Defense, and an application developer and technical director at IBM. In his new position, Schmitz will be a member of ASB's management team and is primarily responsible for providing leadership for the development and implementation of the company's information technology initiatives. He