April 29, 2021 How to Get the Most Out of a Workforce Apprenticeship Program Workforce apprenticeship programs are one of the most beneficial investments organizations can make today.In addition to enabling employers to build the skilled workforce of...
April 5, 2021 Beat the Workforce Recruitment Blues By Julie Davis, AEM Director of Workforce DevelopmentAre you frustrated with recruitment results? Do you wonder where the willing workers are? You’ve got good paying jobs with...
March 22, 2021 Addressing the Rural Workforce Challenge In celebrating National Agriculture Week and National Ag Day, AEM recognizes the importance of agriculture and the vital role it plays in society. Today serves as a valuable...
February 25, 2021 Employee Engagement Ideas: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way Employee engagement increases productivity, increases profit, increases quality, and is one of the top ways to improve employee retainment.An engaged employee is “one who...
February 11, 2021 2021 CASE Institute Scholarships Now Open for Application AEM, in partnership with the Equipment Dealers Association (EDA), is sponsoring the 2021 National Association of Agriculture Educators (NAEE) CASE Institute Scholarship for...
February 4, 2021 What Does Culture Have to Do With Workforce Development? Joe, a graduating technician, was recruited by his local dealership. He was excited to begin — a bit nervous, but ready to dig in.Mitch was Joe’s supervisor, and...
January 29, 2021 AEM Offers New Workforce Solutions Toolkit to Help Organizations Attract and Retain Top Talent In an effort to inspire its members and association partners in developing strategies to build a bigger, better workforce, AEM is pleased to offer its Workforce Solutions...
January 25, 2021 Blueprint for Workforce Success: Harper Industries Tackles the Skills Gap at a Local Level This is the first in a series of member company success story profiles AEM will feature throughout 2021. Britt Hedlund knows progress can be a slow process, especially when it...
December 1, 2020 Talent Acquisition: How to Find the Right Employee for the Job A lot of employers are wondering how they will find the workers they need for the future. In fact, many are struggling to find the employees they need today. Ironically, part of...
November 17, 2020 Hiring Veterans in Manufacturing: What to Know, What to Do, and Why It’ll Pay Off in the Long Run As manufacturing companies continue to struggle with finding skilled employees, hiring military veterans could be the solution they’ve been searching for all along.Veterans...
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...
March 22, 2021 The Era of Precision Agriculture Has Arrived In celebrating National Agriculture Week and National Ag Day, AEM recognizes the importance of agriculture and the vital role it plays in society. Today serves as a valuable...
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...
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...
January 7, 2021 AEM Subsidiary HAI Welcomes Todd Snell as Vice President and COO Hargrove & Associates, Inc. (HAI) announces the addition of Todd Snell as the company’s new Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective as of Jan. 1.A...
April 15, 2021 AEM Announces Commitment to Transformational Investment in U.S. Infrastructure AEM has announced its commitment to a set of national policy priorities to revitalize the infrastructure systems that move the American economy. The announcement today comes as...
February 15, 2021 AEM Welcomes Trio of Member Executives to AEM Sector Boards AEM is pleased to announce the election of three new members to its Sector Boards.Dietz Lankhorst, president and CEO of Krone NA, Inc. and Keith Johnson, P.E., president of...
April 8, 2021 AEM Board of Directors Discusses Future of AEM Exhibitions, Conferences and Events Progress associated with efforts to plan for upcoming AEM exhibitions drove discussions at the most recent meeting of the AEM Board of Directors, held via teleconference late...