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AED Leads Effort to Extend Purchasing Tax Incentives
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CEG - A broad coalition of 31 national organizations representing the construction, manufacturing, aviation, professional services and distribution sectors has joined the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) in calling on Congress and President Obama to extend business purchasing tax incentives incl...
AED Hosts Annual Meeting, Condex in Southern Calif.
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CEG - Industry representatives from around the United States and around the world gathered at AED’s 90th Annual Meeting & Condex, which was held Jan 15 to 17 at the San Diego Convention Center. Highlights of the event included the installation of the newly elected officers for 2009. Past c...
Closner Equipment Co. President Elected 2009 Chairman of AED
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CEG - North American construction equipment distributor members of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) have elected G. Bennett Closner of Closner Equipment Co. to the position of 2009 chairman of the association.
He was installed to the association's highest volunteer position during AED's ...
Marcia Arger, AED’s Staff V.P. of Meetings, Conventions, Dies
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CEG - Marcia Arger, staff vice president of Meetings and Conventions, who served AED for nearly 25 years, has passed away.Arger succumbed to liver cancer on Oct. 18 following a brief 10-day hospitalization. She was 62 years old. She is survived by husband Dan, son Nate, mother Lorraine, four sib...
AED Appoints New Senior Executive
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CEG - Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) announced the appointment of Bob Henderson as the association’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.In his new role, Henderson will report to AED President and CEO Toby Mack, and be responsible for associ...
Wheeler Machinery Company’s Paul W. Campbell Elected 2008 Chairman of AED
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CEG - North American construction equipment distributors have elected Paul W. Campbell of Wheeler Machinery Co. to the position of 2008 chairman of the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED).
Campbell was installed to the association's highest volunteer position during AED's 89th annual meetin...
AED Endorses $25 Billion Bridge Improvement Plan
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CEG - Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) has officially endorsed a proposal by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) to substantially increase funding for bridges on the interstate highway system.Developed in the wake of the August I-35W bridge ...
Annual AED Meeting Attendance Increases by 17 Percent
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CEG - At the conclusion of the AED’s 88th Annual Meeting & CONDEX, held in Las Vegas Jan. 16 to 18, the enthusiasm and optimism for the year ahead was palpable. This year’s show was one of the highest attended on record.Total registrations climbed 17 percent from last year’s co...
AED Names Ohio Business Owner 2006 Chairman
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Mary Sedor - Like many in the construction equipment industry, Dale Leppo got his start in the industry in the family business. In 1945, Leppo’s grandparents, Roy and Stella Leppo, started Leppo Equipment in Akron, OH, as an Oliver Farm Equipment dealer.Then, as the area changed from an agricultu...
AED Battles Highway Bill Provisions
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CEG - Late last year, the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee approved a six-year highway and transit bill called the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 (SAFETEA) (S. 1072). According to AED, buried deep in the legislation was a provision t...