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 26, 2021 The Utility Expo 2021: Bigger (And Better) Than Ever Before By John Rozum, Utility Expo Show DirectorIt’s almost time to bring the utility industry back together again.The Utility Expo (formerly known as ICUEE) is just a couple of short...
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 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 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...
May 9, 2022 Leadership Pitfalls to Avoid at All Costs Not everyone is born to be a leader. The good news, however, is that leadership skills can be developed and refined over time, opening the door to career advancement and higher...
January 10, 2022 5 Equipment Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2022 Both the immediate and long-term future of the equipment manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of prominent trends, each of which are poised to...
January 6, 2022 Celebration of Modern Ag Set to Take Over National Mall Agriculture equipment manufacturers and AEM partners in the Washington D.C. ag community are gearing up to showcase how innovation enables sustainability in the heart of the...
August 8, 2022 Compact Construction Equipment Takes the Electric Lead When it comes to alternative-powered construction equipment, there’s little doubt that electric-powered compact machines have gained the most traction.“The 48-volt battery packs...
June 2, 2022 AEM Trade Show Leaders Weigh in on Why Exhibitions and Events Matter Exhibitions are more than just trade shows. They are the gathering points where an industry comes together. With that fact in mind, raising awareness of the importance of...
February 3, 2022 The Environmental Benefits of Precision Agriculture Quantified Agriculture and environmental sustainability have been closely linked for many years. It’s just that there has been little data to quantify the benefits.Until now.“After doing...
July 14, 2022 How Manufacturing Companies Can Hire Smarter By Tom Hunley, Product Marketing Manager, Jobvite — Mirroring most sectors, the manufacturing industry is on the path to job recovery. With manufacturing jobs on the rise...
June 30, 2022 Al Cervero to Retire From AEM Longtime AEM leader and Senior Vice President Al Cervero has announced he will retire at the end of the year.Cervero informed AEM President Megan Tanel of his decision early...
January 17, 2022 The Neuroscience of Conflict and its Impact on Workforce Conflict, which is common in the workplace, can be destructive to a team and an organization. When managed well, conflict can be healthy.Achieving (and embracing) healthy...
June 6, 2022 How Manufacturers Can Take Advantage of Influencer Marketing ByThomas Armitage, Sales Executive, Site Seeker — On LinkedIn, Microsoft has 16 million followers. Bill Gates has 35 million.It's a similar situation with Tesla. They have 13...