{"id":12559,"date":"2023-12-25T01:09:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T01:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=12559"},"modified":"2023-12-11T16:13:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T16:13:10","slug":"aem-advocacy-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/aem-advocacy-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"AEM Advocacy Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently announced the 2023 recipients of the annual AEM Advocacy Award, which recognizes member companies for their outstanding contributions to the association\u2019s advocacy efforts.<\/p>\n<p>AEM honored 37 member companies with Gold Awards for their contributions to the industry\u2019s advocacy efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Komatsu North America was recognized with the prestigious Pillar of the Industry Award for being an exceptional champion for the equipment manufacturing industry and for winning a Gold Award five years in a row.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, 72 member companies earned Silver and Bronze Awards, including 48 first-time recipients.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See the full list of winners <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.aem.org\/aem-announces-2023-advocacy-award-honorees\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe equipment manufacturing industry had a very successful year in 2023, and many of our accomplishments would not have been possible without our member companies working with us to advance key policy issues,\u201d said AEM President Megan Tanel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to recognize these companies for their commitment to educating lawmakers about our industry and advocating for common sense pro-manufacturing policies that will keep our industry strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12560\" style=\"width: 1046px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.07.43.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1036\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.07.43.png 1036w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.07.43-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.07.43-400x210.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.07.43-440x231.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.07.43-650x341.png 650w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.07.43-619x325.png 619w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-11-at-16.07.43-724x380.png 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1036px) 100vw, 1036px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The equipment manufacturing industry supports 2.3 million jobs in the U.S. Equipment manufacturers also contribute $714 billion a year to the U.S. economy.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The AEM Advocacy Award recognizes member companies that help advance the industry\u2019s policy priorities through a range of advocacy efforts, including active participation in AEM\u2019s state and federal advocacy efforts, public affairs initiatives, and AEM\u2019s award-winning national grassroots advocacy campaign, <em>I Make America<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to recognize a record number of member companies for their extraordinary advocacy efforts on behalf of our association and the equipment manufacturing industry in the United States,\u201d said Kip Eideberg, AEM senior vice president of government and industry relations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is thanks to the close partnership with this group of member companies that we continue to successfully advance policies that help our industry create jobs and grow the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See the full list of winners <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.aem.org\/aem-announces-2023-advocacy-award-honorees\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently announced the 2023 recipients of the annual AEM Advocacy Award, which recognizes member companies for their outstanding contributions to the association\u2019s advocacy efforts. 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