September 16, 2021 AEM Members Encouraged to Reach out to Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Grant Recipients Efforts to empower women to seek training through quality pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship programs, as well as pursue non-traditional occupations, were...
September 13, 2021 How to (And Why You Should) Promote Diversity and Inclusion Within Your Organization Workplace diversity and inclusion (D&I) has quickly become a top priority for organizations of all types and sizes, and it’s not difficult to understand why.There’s no...
August 23, 2021 Attention AEM Members: U.S. Department of Labor Announces $90M in Grants to Support Training, Employment Services AEM encourages its members to reach out to their local workforce boards in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s decision last week to make $90 million in funding grants...
August 12, 2021 ‘Good People Over Good Paper’: Why Weiler’s Mindset Toward Workforce Development is Paying Dividends There’s a phrase that’s commonly used among the staff at AEM member company Weiler, one which succinctly describes the Knoxville, Iowa-based equipment manufacturer’s approach to...
August 5, 2021 How Social Media and Content Marketing Can Play a Pivotal Role in Recruitment ByThomas Armitage, Senior Digital Marketing Team Lead, Site Seeker Day after day.Article after article.You’d have to live under a rock not to recognize the nationwide hiring...
August 2, 2021 From Crisis Recruitment to ‘Building the Bench’ By Julie Davis, AEM Senior Director of Workforce DevelopmentAs the United States continues to open up, businesses across the country are having a hard time filling their...
July 15, 2021 The Aging Workforce: 4 Ways Manufacturers Can Prepare Themselves By Julie Davis, AEM Senior Director of Workforce DevelopmentFor quite some time now, manufacturers have been carefully watching and planning for workforce changes as baby...
July 8, 2021 AEM Emphasizes Need for Workforce Development in Infrastructure Legislation Momentum for a bipartisan infrastructure deal is building, and that means the bold, once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s transportation systems could be close at hand...
July 8, 2021 Second-Annual AEM Workforce Solutions Virtual Summit to Offer Research-Based Solutions for Developing the Employees of Tomorrow As part of its ongoing efforts to inspire members and association partners in developing strategies to build a bigger, better workforce, AEM is pleased to offer its second...
June 10, 2021 Making the Case for a New Approach to Diversity and Inclusion Efforts in Manufacturing By Julie Davis, AEM Director of Workforce DevelopmentThe manufacturing industry has found itself lagging behind when it comes to capitalizing on the advantages offered by...
January 12, 2021 5 Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2021 Both the immediate and long-term future of the manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of ever-evolving and prominent trends. These trends are...
March 18, 2021 Industry Executives Make Strong Case on Capitol Hill AEM’s Advocacy Team and 35 executives made a forceful case for pro-growth, pro-jobs policies as part of the 2021 AEM March Virtual Fly-in.The group engaged in more than...
January 12, 2021 5 Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2021 Both the immediate and long-term future of the manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of ever-evolving and prominent trends. These trends are...
June 7, 2021 Equipment Manufacturers Meet with Transportation Secretary Buttigieg U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg met with more than two dozen equipment manufacturing executives and AEM staff to discuss how President Biden’s American Jobs Plan...
August 2, 2021 The Era of Precision Agriculture Has Arrived The USDA has identified three pillars of sustainability for the agriculture industry: reduced environmental impact, increased productivity and yield, and a better overall...
May 17, 2021 Target This Overlooked Talent Pool to Help Meet Workforce Demands By Julie Davis, AEM Director of Workforce DevelopmentIt’s no secret that manufacturers across the nation are struggling to fill open positions. With workforce shortages slowing...
June 14, 2021 5 Common Modern Dairy Industry Myths Debunked By Austin Gellings, AEM Agricultural Services ManagerThe dairy industry is one of the most prominent and impactful forms of agriculture in the United States today. As with...
January 11, 2021 5 Predictions for an Unpredictable 2021 What’s in store for the construction industry? How will OEMs and rental companies adapt to better serve their customers? How are customer needs changing? And in the face of a...
August 5, 2021 How Social Media and Content Marketing Can Play a Pivotal Role in Recruitment ByThomas Armitage, Senior Digital Marketing Team Lead, Site Seeker Day after day.Article after article.You’d have to live under a rock not to recognize the nationwide hiring...
February 18, 2021 AEM Puts Focus Squarely on Equipment Manufacturing While most of the questions for President Biden were about the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recovery, AEM made sure that the focus was squarely on equipment manufacturing...