Guest: Bill Van Amburg of CALSTART on the clean air initiative from U.S. states; Retailers convert stores to distribution hubs; Congress looks to help commercial food distributors affected by the pandemic.

Bill Van Amburg, the executive vice president of CALSTART, a national transportation accelerator organization, discusses the recent memorandum of understanding agreement from 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia to advance zero-emission vehicle technology on our nation's roads. We also look at the growing number of retailers either running fulfillment out of the back room of their stores or converting their retail sites to a last-mile hubs entirely. And we discuss proposed legislation in Congress to provide tax credits to food and beverage distributors serving commercial customers, such as restaurants, bars, and institutions, that have been unable to pay their bills due to the pandemic. Articles and resources mentioned in this episode: CALSTART website Companies convert idle retail sites to last mile fulfillment facilities Walmart Canada launches plan to upgrade DCs and stores for omnichannel Legislators introduce bill to provide tax credits to food distributors Text of the PLUS Act DC VELOCITY's Covid-19 coverage Visit DCVelocity.com for the latest news. Send feedback about this podcast to [email protected]. Podcast sponsored by Fortna Other links About DC VELOCITY Subscribe to DC VELOCITY Sign up for our FREE newsletters Advertise with DC VELOCITY Top 10 Supply Chain Management Podcasts