INDUSTRY NEWS
Another STEP Ahead Win For Stihl
The Manufacturing Institute (MI)—the workforce development and education partner of the National Assn. of Manufacturers—announced it will recognize Erin Ashcroft, assistant general counsel at Stihl, with a STEP Ahead Award. The STEP Ahead Awards honor…
Dealer Associations Vote To Merge
Membership of the following dealer associations voted overwhelmingly in favor of moving forward with a merger to form the new North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA). Midwest-SouthEastern Equipment Dealers Association (MSEDA) United Equipment Dealers Association…
PES Appointed Central Warehouse Distributor
Jay Grafft, President of Certified Parts Corp. (CPC) has announced that, effective immediately, the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada have been added to Power Equipment Systems (PES) existing central warehouse distributor territory. Dealers…
Deere Hit With Farmers’ RTR FTC Complaint
A group of 12 farm labor and repair advocacy organizations recently filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), claiming that Deere & Co. is unlawfully refusing to provide the software and technical…
Deere Receives Regulatory Approval To Acquire Kreisel Electric
Deere & Co. has received necessarily Austrian regulatory approval to acquire majority ownership in Kreisel Electric, Inc. (“Kreisel”), a battery technology provider based in Rainbach im Mühlkreis, Austria, following the December 2021 announcement the two…
Altoz Expands In Minnesota
Altoz, Inc. finalizes plans to expand its facility in Red Lake Falls, Minn. to accommodate the company’s growth. A new 62,500 sq. ft. facility is expected to be completed by fall of 2022 and is…