EDITORIAL
Push it through
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Equipment industry
tries to encourage Congress
EDITORIAL
Editorial Director
during a rally in D.C.
Bill Wilson
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Managing Editor
Some might say you could push a lot of dirt in
Allen Zeyher
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Washington.
Associate Editor
But the dozers and other pieces of equipment
Elizabeth Lisican
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that paraded through the streets of the nation’s
Graphic Designer
capital were there to send a message to lawmak-
Dan Soltis
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ers, and I could not think of a better way to drive
home a point than with a machine that could
MANAGEMENT
push an entire house out of the way.
Publisher
Rick Schwer
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The display in late October, which featured a
Director of Creative Services
BY BILL long and wide cover of orange fl ags representing
Sandi Stevenson
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WILSON
the 550,000 jobs lost in the equipment-building
Director of Circulation
Mike Serino
mserino@sgcmail.com
Editorial Director
industry during this crippling recession, was orga-
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nized by the Start Us Up USA! campaign. House
Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chair-
Chairman Emeritus (1922-2003)
H.S. Gillette
Look for us on
man Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) and thousands of
Chairperson
others joined together and demanded that Con-
K.A. Gillette
gress put more horsepower into the passage of a
President, CEO
E.S. Gillette
new six-year highway bill.
Sr. Vice President
“Across the country, time is running out for the
Ann Fallon O’Neill
and
men and women in this industry as job losses
Vice President of Custom Media,
Creative Services and Content Management
continue to mount and prevent a broader eco-
Diane Vojcanin
nomic recovery,” said Toby Mack, president and
Vice President of Events
Harry Urban
CEO of the Associated Equipment Distributors
Chief Financial Offi cer
(AED), which is teaming up with the Association
David Shreiner
of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) to sponsor
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Start Us Up USA!
Associate Publisher
The numbers Mack and AEM President Dennis
Ryan Hanson
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Slater displayed during the rally certainly showed
Midwest Sales Manager
the dark side of the economic downturn. Accord-
Mike Swanson
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ing to a report released by IHS Global Insight, 8%
West Sales Manager
of all jobs lost during the recession, or two out of
Barbara Lodermeier
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every 25, can be traced to the equipment industry,
New Business Account Manager
which has shed a total of 37% of its work force.
Tami Morrell
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Spending on construction equipment has fallen by
more than 50% compared with its peak in 2006.
ADVERTISING ORDERS
As tempting as it was, none of us here at ROADS
Advertising Manager
Shirley Marcinko
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& BRIDGES took the controls of one of those doz-
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ers with purpose, but we still are doing our part
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product categories. Use it as a resource, and use
it often.
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