By: I Make America TeamAugust 15, 2016
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) had the chance to see how a facility dedicated to product innovation is helping AEM member Bobcat Company accelerate ideas and speed products to market. Sen. Heitkamp was recently invited to tour Bobcat Company’s new Acceleration Center by AEM Board member Rich Goldsbury, president of Doosan Bobcat North America and Oceania. […]
By: I Make America TeamAugust 11, 2016
Congressman Collin Peterson headlined a host of elected leaders who visited Custom Products of Litchfield on Tuesday for an I Make America tour event. Peterson, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Agriculture, visited Custom Products in Litchfield, Minnesota to meet with company leaders and speak to employees about the importance of manufacturing and […]
By: I Make America TeamAugust 8, 2016
New Philadelphia, Ohio — the home to Gradall Industries — understands the importance of manufacturing to a small community. I Make America joined this manufacturer to help celebrate the production of its 20,000th excavator — a testament to the jobs that Gradall has supported in this community for decades.
By: I Make America TeamAugust 1, 2016
To address a growing number of restrictive regulations being considered by U.S. state legislatures, the AEM Board last week approved a recommendation to hire a full-time employee to expand AEM’s state-level advocacy. The new employee, who will report to AEM Senior Vice President Nick Yaksich, head of AEM’s Washington, D.C., office, will develop and execute […]
By: I Make America TeamAugust 1, 2016
As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump ramp up their campaigns following the recent party conventions, AEM’s I Make America tour continues to engage and educate the public about the manufacturing issues at stake this election season. IMA was a welcome guest of Gehl Compact Equipment at the Washington County Fair in Wisconsin on Thursday. The […]
By: I Make America TeamAugust 1, 2016
I Make America Helps Gradall Celebrate 20,000th Excavator
By: I Make America TeamJuly 28, 2016
I Make America joined Lomira, Wisconsin-based Kondex Corporation last week for a brat fry benefiting the technical education department at nearby Campbellsport High School. Kondex President and CEO Jim Wessing, a member of AEM’s AG Sector Board, welcomed the I Make America truck to the event, where employees and some members of the general public […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 30, 2016
AEM member Geringhoff USA welcomed Rep. Tom Emmer to its facilities on Monday for a special I Make America event. Emmer stopped at the St. Cloud, Minnesota-based manufacturer of corn headers to visit with President and CEO Tosh Brinkerhoff and hear directly from Geringhoff employees about the issues that are important in helping manufacturers succeed, […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 30, 2016
Kuhn Krause hosted the I Make America campaign at its Hutchinson, Kansas location last weekend to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary. Kuhn Krause welcomed more than 600 employees, their families and members of the community to an open house and factory tour. The event was the second I Make America event hosted by a Kuhn […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 27, 2016
AEM member Screen Machine Industries celebrated its 50th anniversary on Thursday , and I Make America was on hand to pay tribute to the company’s many contributions to the equipment manufacturing industry. More than 500 Screen Machine employees, their families, dealers and suppliers from throughout the United States gathered at the company’s Etna, Ohio factory. […]
By: I Make America TeamJune 27, 2016
Gradall Industries rolled their 20,000th unit off the production line on Friday, and welcomed I Make America to their New Philadelphia, Ohio facilities as part of the celebration. New Philadelphia Mayor Joel Day declared last Friday “Gradall Industries I Make America Day” in recognition of the company’s decades of contributions to the Northeast Ohio economy. […]
