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Ask Your Board is a new feature that will run in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarter issues of Welding…

GAWDA’s consultants discuss how to prepare for an audit as well as other recent trends in the gases and welding…

By Brian McLaughlin As a GAWDA Member, you have access to the GAWDA Group Life Insurance program through MetLife and…

Members of GAWDA’s Member Services Committee Discuss the Biggest Member Benefits of GAWDA The following is an excerpt from the…

How GAWDA consultants can help GAWDA members avoid costly mistakes By Tom Badstubner, Marilyn Dempsey, Michael Dodd, Rick Schweitzer and…

By Mike Marks and Dan Horan, Indian River Consulting Group Customer expectations have been changing for years, and the COVID-19…

By Paul Bernier and David O’Guin With many years of experience in the Industrial Gas/Welding supply industry, I have learned…

by Frank Kasnick, IWDC President and CEO I have not met an Independent, whether part of our group or not,…

By Paul Banuski What is the responsibility of a manager when he/she suspects an employee may be struggling with depression,…

2021 will see the return of two Regional Meetings after all were postponed in 2020. The 2021 Spring Management Conference…

By Tom Badstubner, Marilyn Dempsey, Michael Dodd, Rick Schweitzer and Steve Guglielmo In the First Quarter 2021 issue of Welding…

By Jay Spielvogel, Venator Sales Group, LLC “The greatest sales call our new reps make is on us during the…

By Mike Marks, Indian River Consulting Group As the global pandemic marches on, small business owners might be looking at…

By Steve Guglielmo and Brian Beaulieu GAWDA Chief Economist Brian Beaulieu is renowned throughout GAWDA for his clear-eyed forecasting and…

By John Campbell and Maura Garvey We all experienced hardship and some real loss during 2020 with COVID-19. However, our…

By Bob McEniry Describing an eight-decade company as “youthful” and “dynamic” might seem like an oxymoron. However, examining the progression…

How a Biden administration will change the regulatory landscape for GAWDA members and how they might handle a COVID vaccine…