July 19, 2021 Moving the Market: 3 Service Strategies to Help Marketers Communicate Value and Increase Sales By Steve Bassill and Michael Barr, QDI StrategiesIn today’s modern business environment, everyone wants to increase margins, and solutions selling and services are on every...
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 Construction Aggregates 101: What They Are (and Why They Matter) By Sara Feuling, AEM Director of ConstructionAggregates are often overlooked when we talk about the construction industry today. They are not appealing. They are not glamorous...
June 28, 2021 5 Modern Dairy Industry Benefits to Acknowledge and Celebrate By Austin Gellings, AEM Agricultural Services ManagerDairy plays a vital part in the diets of millions of Americans. The average person in the United States consumes 276 pounds...
June 24, 2021 The Need for Interpersonal Safety Collaboration By Jaime Vos, Director of AEM's Safety Materials ProgramFor over the last year, like many people, I’ve been working remotely. The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 forced everyone to be...
June 17, 2021 Why You Should Get Involved in Advocacy By Kip Eideberg, AEM Senior Vice President of Government and Industry RelationsAEM’s member companies contribute a whopping $288 billion a year to the U.S. economy and represent...
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...
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...
May 27, 2021 Regulations vs Standards: Clearing Up the Confusion By Mike Pankonin, AEM Senior Director of Safety and Product LeadershipOutside of the product safety departments at most of our member companies, I’m guessing there’s a bit of...
May 24, 2021 Your Customers Are Coming. Are You? By Nicole Hallada, AEM Senior Vice President of Exhibitions and MarketingA little over a year ago I was in Las Vegas at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. As I walked from one team meeting to the...
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 three...
October 11, 2021 USTR Announces Reopening of China Tariff Exclusion Process for 549 Products U.S. Trade Representative Tai announced the reinstatement of a targeted exclusion process for 549 products currently subjected to Section 301 tariffs on China. The exclusion...
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...
September 23, 2021 Equipment Manufacturers Push for Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill on Capitol Hill AEM’s Advocacy Team joined 50 equipment manufacturing representatives in Washington for two days of meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill as they pushed for the immediate...
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...