January 2018

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Christine Corelli

These Lessons from the Military Can Help You Be More Successful Recruiting and Managing Young Employees

There is much to learn from those who lead the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard when it comes to recruiting and managing today’s younger generation of employees.

Troy Harrison

Are You Focused on Your Competitors or Your Customers?

I had an interesting conversation last week. I was talking to a prospective client...

Brad Wolff

Leadership in Change and Uncertainty - Adapt and Thrive in Any Environment

Successful leadership requires navigating your organization through periods of change and uncertainty. Learn how to do this well, and you can adapt and thrive in any environment.

Managing Working Capital

Working capital is one of the most useful indicators of an operation’s financial health.

Lori Lovely

AED-accredited Wake Tech prepares students for real-world jobs

North Carolina’s largest community college is one of only 22 that have earned AED accreditation. Wake Technical Community College

Industrial Economic Outlook: Uncertainty Reigns for 2020 and Beyond

The global economy experienced a significant slowdown in 2019, leaving those in the ag and construction sectors to wonder: What does this mean for 2020 and beyond?

Peter Gregory

Dealers Face Realities, Perceptions that Hamper Construction Industry Employment

Before recession fears mounted recently, the stock market rocketed to record highs and unemployment dipped to record lows. Everyone felt good.

Canadian and U.S. Technicians Place Second and Third at 2019 WorldSkills Competition

The closing ceremony at the WorldSkills Competition last August was truly electric.

Tidewater Equipment Company Hits Stride

Tidewater Equipment Co. is a dealership that seems to be in a perpetual state of growth, but their top priority is, and always has been, their customers.

Great Plains Equipment Rental

In the summer of 2014, Jonathan Darby and Matt Smith founded Great Plains Equipment Rental with two skid steers, a truck and a trailer.

Based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Bigfoot’s crane rental and hoist rental fleet mostly covers the metropolitan Vancouver area.

Legendary Service: Bigfoot Crane Joins AED

Lori Lovely

New Bobcat President Talks Leadership

In June 2019, Doosan Bobcat North America promoted Mike Ballweber, then-senior vice president of commercial business.

SUNY Cobleskill Awarded U.S. Department of Labor Grant

State University of New York (SUNY) Cobleskill has been awarded a $1.9 million Diesel Technology and Power Machinery Training grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Kyle Larkin

AED in Canada - New Government Begins to Take Shape

Since the results of the election were announced in October, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been busy adapting to the new minority government situation.

Sean Fitzgerrel

Regional Report - Federal Career and Technical Education Funds Help Support Diesel Technology Programs

Even in the hyperpolitical environment of the U.S. Capitol and White House, some significant legislative accomplishments are positively affecting the equipment distribution industry.

Brian P. McGuire

From the President - January 2020

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Exclusive First Look

2020 CONDEX Exhibitors

Eric Stiles

Preventing Fires at Your Dealership

Sentry Insurance is an AED Preferred Provider

Parker Kilgore and Henry S. Rauschenberger

Keeping Secrets: Protecting Your Customer List and Other Confidential Information

Taking advantage of today’s relatively low unemployment rates, employees have begun to “job-hop” – move from one lucrative opportunity to the next – with increasing frequency.