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U.S. and Canadian Sales of Combines Increase in April 2026

According to new data from AEM, U.S. sales of combines increased 3.4% in April 2026 compared to the year before. Canadian sales of combines were also up, ending the month 42.7...

Construction Rebounds, Agriculture Struggles as Global Shocks Mount

By Gregg Wartgow, Special to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) --What was expected to be a period of renewed growth has softened in the early months of the year...

How to Build a People-First Company

By Danny Gavin, Communications Coordinator, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) --The non-road manufacturing industry continues to face persistent workforce challenges,...

AEM Meets with Ontario Leaders to Advance Trade, Investment, and Manufacturing Priorities

Equipment manufacturing executives from across Ontario met with provincial leaders at Queen’s Park on May 11 to advance policies critical to the industry’s role in building...

What Heavy Equipment Leaders Are Getting Right (and Wrong) About AI

By: Mitsu Madhani, Senior Director of Layered Applications at VitalEdge Technologies --The heavy equipment industry isn’t known for jumping on fads. Dealers and fleet owners are...

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AEM Meets with Ontario Leaders to Advance Trade, Investment, and Manufacturing Priorities

Equipment manufacturing executives from across Ontario met with provincial leaders at Queen’s Park on May 11 to advance policies critical to the industry’s role in building...

Canada’s Equipment Manufacturing Industry Proving Resilient Amid Economic Headwinds, New Report Finds

AEM today released its triennial report, “The Economic Impact of the Canadian Equipment Manufacturing Industry.” The report finds that the industry experienced overall growth...

Maryland PFAS Legislative Update

Maryland’s 2026 legislative session included significant discussion of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), continuing a broader trend of increased state regulatory...

AEM Gathers Futures Council Vision Teams to Tackle Emerging Disruptors Shaping the Future of Equipment Manufacturing

Without disruption and reinvention, progress isn’t possible. It's why AEM gathered dozens of its member leaders in Milwaukee last week for a full day spent discussing the future...

Wisconsin Expands R&D Tax Credits

Last week, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 482/Assembly Bill 494 into law, delivering a bipartisan measure aimed at strengthening the state’s competitiveness for...

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