By: Jake GaylordNovember 30, 2018
To obtain the highest level of industry-wide workforce development we’re going to need help from policymakers.
By: Angela Kay LarsonNovember 26, 2018
We're bringing 1.3 million stories to life. This post launches IMA's new Stories feature.
By: I Make America TeamAugust 7, 2018
HCC Inc. kicked off the month of August with a visit from U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger for an I Make America event. Congressman Kinzinger had the opportunity to tour the 220,000 sq. ft. facility and meet with the men and women that manufacture agricultural harvesting equipment such as reels, sieves, chaffers and other innovative products […]
By: I Make America TeamJuly 17, 2018
Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) paid a visit to LeeBoy in Lincolnton, North Carolina on May 4th to learn about an iconic company and an industry that supports 1.3 million jobs across the country. LeeBoy, which was founded in Charlotte in 1964, designs and manufacturers construction equipment for the infrastructure and road construction and maintenance industry. […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 4, 2018
The I Make America campaign participated in a Poclain Hydraulics Inc. groundbreaking ceremony last week for the company’s $20 million expansion of its North American headquarters in Yorkville, Wisconsin. I Make America helped to celebrate the groundbreaking by signing up several new supporters to its grassroots effort to engage in the political process. Poclain Hydraulics, […]
By: I Make America TeamMay 29, 2018
I Make America’s “Counting on You” TV ad has won a 2018 Telly Award for “best Political Issues/Campaign Advertising.” The Telly Awards honors excellence in local, regional and cable television commercials. Receiving more than 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents, they represent work from some of the most respected advertising agencies, televisions […]
By: I Make America TeamMay 7, 2018
Congressman Darin LaHood representing the 18th district of Illinois visited PMO on April 23rd, meeting with PMO staff, Roland Machinery principal Matt Roland, representatives from the Illinois Manufacturing Association (IMA) and representatives from the Association of Equipment Manufacturing (AEM). Rod Schrader and Don Funcannon co-hosted the event along with GM Jim Mathis, providing the congressman […]
By: I Make America TeamOctober 12, 2017
AEM members across the country celebrated Manufacturing Day with a series of events that highlighted the importance of the equipment manufacturing industry to the U.S. economy, and the importance of training a new generation of manufacturers. “Our industry is proud to support 1.3 million, good-paying U.S. equipment manufacturing jobs, and to have added $159 billion […]
By: I Make America TeamOctober 12, 2017
The I Make America campaign returned to Omaha, Nebraska last week for the second event of the year in the Cornhusker State. Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) visited Elliott Equipment Company for a tour of the facility and an opportunity to meet with company leaders and employees about the issues that matter to equipment manufacturers. Bacon […]
By: I Make America TeamOctober 12, 2017
The I Make America campaign returned to the Hawkeye State this week for a roundtable discussion with Governor Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg. The governor and lieutenant governor joined manufacturing leaders from across Iowa and across various industries to share their thoughts on workforce development, infrastructure investment, trade, the Renewable Fuel Standard and […]
By: I Make America TeamOctober 12, 2017
AEM member companies converged in the nation’s capital this week for the association’s first-ever I Make America fly-in. AEM board members and executives from 25 member companies joined AEM staff for a packed schedule, which featured roughly 100 meetings with members of Congress and their staff. The fly-in kicked off Monday afternoon with legislative briefings […]
By: I Make America TeamSeptember 7, 2017
Senator Ron Wyden visited Blount International’s headquarters in Portland on Wednesday for the second I Make America event in Oregon this year. Wyden, who is the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee (which would be tasked with writing tax reform legislation), toured the company’s manufacturing facilities and spoke to more than 500 Blount employees. […]
