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Ohio Congressman Gibbs Visits Columbus Equipment

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CEG - Columbus Equipment Company hosted a visit by Ohio Congressman Bob Gibbs and members of his staff at the company's Massillon, Ohio, branch on Aug. 20. The meeting was arra...

Congress Finishes Work on Perkins Reauthorization

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AED - On July 25, the House approved the bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2353), sending the legislation to President Trump for his signature. This action comes on the heels of Senate passage on July 23. AED made en...

Equipment Industry Calls for Permanent Tariff Exemption for Canadian Steel

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CEG - Two leading international trade associations joined forces to urge the Trump administration to permanently exempt Canada from steel tariffs and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) without scrapping the accord entirely. In a letter to President Donald J. Trump, Associ...

Impact of Steel Tariffs: The Industry Reacts

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Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Some construction and heavy equipment associations expressed utter dismay recently at the Trump Administration's steel and aluminum tariff decision. Yet other industry reactions to the Mar. 8 announcement were more measured, almost hopeful. The disparity in responses is a reminder that econom...

Closner Equipment Receives 2017 Roadtec Eagle Award

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CEG - Texas-based Closner Equipment Company was recently honored with the Roadtec “Eagle” Award for Top Dealer of the Year 2017. The award was presented by John Irvine, president of Roadtec,...

Industry Leaders React to Trump's State of the Union Address

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Emily Buenzle - President Trump called to Congress to put together a substantial infrastructure bill in his State of the Union address Jan. 30. In his remarks, Trump focused on two key infrastructure areas—rebuilding and speeding up the process for obtaining permits, The Hill reported. "I am asking...

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Names Five Top Dealers for 2017

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CEG - Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas honored five of its top dealers for 2017 during a meeting of its North American dealers at the AED Summit in Las Vegas.Hyundai awarded its top honor of Dealer of the Year to Four Seasons Equipment Inc. of Houston. The dealer was recognized for excell...

Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart Visits Trekker Group Headquarters

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CEG - Recently, Trekker Group hosted Florida Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart at its Miami-based headquarters. Diaz-Balart arranged the visit to learn more about the construction equipment industry and what policy issues impact them both positively and negatively. Brian McGuire, president and CEO of Assoc...

Lake Oroville Crisis Underscores Need for Leadership in Washington

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CEG - Brian P. McGuire, president and CEO of Associated Equipment Distributors, issued the following statement regarding the crisis developing around Northern California's Lake Oroville amid severe flooding and the failure of an emergency spillway to adequately control increased water levels....

Giant Machines Play 'Key' Role in Keystone Pipeline in Alberta, Canada

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Dave Mosher - On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to revive and expedite two multi-billion-dollar underground pipelines that would snake oil through US states to centers of the petroleum industry.One is the contentious $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, which would shuttle pet...