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Jul 19, 2024 | 
aem.org | Mike Schmidt
By Mike Schmidt, AEM Director of Industry Communication —When the time came for Linamar Corporation to develop a program for attracting and hiring more female apprentices, simply settling on an idea, implementing it, and hoping for the best just wasn’t going to cut it.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
aem.org | Mike Schmidt
By Mike Schmidt, AEM Director of Industry Communications —When it comes to filling the workforce pipeline in the skilled trades, it’s becoming increasingly clear there just isn’t enough talent to go around these days. As recently as just a few years ago, equipment manufacturers like AEM member company Ditch Witch relied on tried-and-true tactics to fill open positions, maintain production, and meet the ever-changing needs and demands of customers.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
rurallifestyledealer.com | Mike Schmidt
Rick Olson didn't initially intend to spend his entire career at The Toro Company. Having joined TTC right out of college as manufacturing process engineer, Olson sought initially to gain a couple of years of practical experience before working toward a long-term goal of running his own business. But as the old saying goes, “the best laid plans of mice and men sometimes go away.”Thirty-eight years later, Olson is still employed by TTC.
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Jul 7, 2024 | 
aem.org | Mike Schmidt
By Mike Schmidt, AEM Director of Industry Communications — “What has kept me at The Toro Company for all these years is definitely the people and the culture. It is easy to look across any area of the company and see team members that have been here for 20, 25, or more than 35 years like myself.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
editorandpublisher.com | Solana Pyne |Mike Schmidt |Mona Lalwani
Posted Thursday, June 6, 2024 11:16 am We are delighted to welcome three video journalists to Reporter Video, the video team that identifies compelling stories and brings the depth and breadth of our news report onto our site and other platforms through video, featuring the expertise of our world-class journalists. Based in New York, they will all produce and edit short-form videos for the home page and social media, reporting on news, features, enterprise and investigative projects. Most...
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May 20, 2024 | 
aem.org | Mike Schmidt
By Mike Schmidt, AEM Director of Industry Communications —When it comes to actively embracing a move toward sustainable practices, Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas is leading by example. The company’s new sustainable, state-of-the-art regional headquarters facility in Newnan, Georgia, stands as a testament to Hitachi’s desire to do its part to support a more viable world. Spanning 19 acres, it once served as a wheel loader and manufacturing plant for the company.
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May 2, 2024 | 
aem.org | Mike Schmidt
By Mike Schmidt, AEM Director of Industry Communications — Despite the crucial role they play in equipment manufacturing product design and development, voluntary industry standards can be – and often are – confused with government regulations that require compliance on the part of manufacturers, sellers, and the customers they serve. It’s easy to understand why, since both standards and regulations drive technical requirements related to engineering design, development and production.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
aem.org | Mike Schmidt
By Mike Schmidt, AEM Director of Industry Communications — It was early 2021, and the job offers weren’t materializing for Thomas Breitschwerdt. Despite a stellar resume and a well-rounded skillset suited for a role in engineering, Thomas found himself unable to find the right opportunity with the right company. To make matters worse, he could never seem to advance past the interview phase of the hiring process.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
informedinfrastructure.com | Mike Schmidt |Parul Dubey
one.network Signs Three-Year Agreement to Pilot and Deploy Its Roadway Disruption Management Platform in Altamonte Springs, Florida one.network will be part of a safety and mobility initiative, and will collaborate on advancing transportation communications and data transparency in one of Central Florida’s most innovative cities.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
aem.org | Mike Schmidt
By Mike Schmidt, AEM Director of Industry Communications — Your company posts a job advertisement. The position offers good pay, solid benefits, and opportunities for development and advancement. The work is fulfilling, and it is neither dark, dirty, or dangerous. And yet, every single day, millions of people decide to show up at jobs way worse than the one your organization just made available. So, why aren’t they coming?
