Come Together, Right Now, Over Bill

John Latta - Feb 03, 2012

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is taking what I think will become a pretty popular position on the House’s HR7 reauthorization bill, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (AEIJA), just passed by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. It's ...

AEM commends White House for action on export agreements

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Oct 04, 2011

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and its member companies commend the White House for taking action on the export agreements for Colombia, Panama and Korea. The White House has transmitted the implementing legislation for the FTAs to Congress. "These ...

AEM President Dennis Slater: Exports equal jobs for American workers

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 15, 2011

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) says that the growing trade deficit underscores the need to pass pending free trade agreements and that exports equal jobs for American workers. In an Aug. 15 statement released by AEM President Dennis Slater, he ...

AEM to Congress, President: ‘Act now on infrastructure investment’

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jun 06, 2011

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is calling on the President and Congress to "act now on infrastructure investment and free trade agreements" to spur job growth. AEM President Dennis Slater issued the following statement in response to the disappointing May ...

Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs testies before Congress

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 12, 2011

Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s TV program Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, on May 11 testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee’s hearing on “Manufacturing Our Way to a Stronger Economy” in support of U.S. manufacturing ...

AEM, I Make America campaign launches ‘Picture a Better America Photo Contest’

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 28, 2011

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the I Make America campaign on April 28 launched the Picture a Better America Photo Contest to demonstrate the urgent need to invest in America’s crumbling infrastructure. The contest will showcase the hard-working men ...

AEM names 2010 Hall of Fame inductees

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 10, 2010

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has inducted Jim Gorman of The Gorman-Rupp Co. and Dr. Hans Liebherr of Liebherr Co. into the AEM Hall of Fame. The AEM Hall of Fame seeks to create a wider public understanding and appreciation ...

AED, AEM launches House, Senate investment campaign

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 16, 2010

The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) are launching an effort to get U.S. House and Senate candidates from across the country to commit to making surface transportation and water infrastructure investment a top priority ...