LINCOLN – Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts announced 21st Century Equipment and MetalQuest as the recipients of the Developing Youth Talent Initiative (DYTI) grants for 2022. Launched by the Governor in 2015, DYTI introduces middle school students to careers in industries ...
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By Shane Wilker For the agriculture and construction industries, recruiting and retaining service technicians has always been a challenge. It’s been further exacerbated by a global workforce shortage prompted by the pandemic. In its 2020 study, the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) identified ...
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Far West Dealers’ Legacy Lives On at UC Davis Campus with Western Center for Agriculture Equipment The Joe A. Heidrick Sr. Western Center for Agriculture Equipment (WCAE) is situated on the west side of the University of California Davis campus. The ...
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FWEDA’s annual scholarship program’s application deadline extends to October 1. The program is part of FWEDA's commitment to workforce development and assists in the training, re-training, or advancement of current or potential dealer employees to create qualified employees for dealers. ...
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DAVIS, CA – Far West Equipment Dealers Association (FWEDA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Shane Wilker as its independent Dealer Development Consultant. Wilker’s technical expertise will support FWEDA dealer members to improve their sales and service operations, expand market ...
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Greg’s webinar will focus on Selling Skills Productivity and how to get in front of more customers in less time and be more productive in your sales. Attendees will learn the Top 10 tactics for getting more done in sales ...
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Schaumburg, IL-The AED Foundation (AEDF) is pleased to announce that today the U.S. Department of Labor approved AEDF as a Standards Recognition Entity (SRE) for mobile heavy equipment mechanics (except engines), farm equipment mechanics and service technicians, bus and truck ...
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A dealer outlook survey ranked recruiting and retaining qualified labor as a critical priority in the new year.
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Ricky Carabello of Belkorp AG in Modesto, California, was awarded a 2019 FWEDA Scholarship to pursue a career specializing in risk and process management. Carabello is a parts specialist at Belkorp AG and is working to complete an Associate of ...
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The Equipment Dealers Foundation (EDF), the charitable arm of the Equipment Dealers Association (EDA), has released its scholarship application and guidelines for the 2019–2020 academic year. The deadline to submit all application materials is 3 p.m. (PST) on April 30, 2019.
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