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Distributor Members: Kalmerton Welding Supplies, LLC GA-GS-GT-RW 1014 South Main Street Oshkosh, WI 54902 920-231-8891 FAX 920-231-8893 www.akalmertonweldingsupplies.com Al Kalmerton,…

California Proposition 65 Regulatory Change Bulletin The purpose of this article is alert GAWDA members to upcoming critical changes to…

RCI Texas-South Carolina Plant Relocation: A Success Under Tight Deadlines Efficiency is always the name of the game when you’re an…

Seven Springs Regional Recap The GAWDA Regional Meeting at Seven Springs Mountain Resort June 18–20 was a great success. There…

Industrial Pro Announces Taipan Abrasives Grinder for Life Offer Industrial Pro announces the exclusive Grinder for Life offer from Taipan…

CPV Manufacturing Names Two to Sales, Engineering Positions CPV Manufacturing has named Jay H. Loomis as vice president of sales, with…

FMCSA Extends Medical Card Rule for Three Years The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an interim final…

voestalpine Böhler Welding Launches Protection Line Filler material specialist voestalpine Böhler Welding has launched its own line of personal protection…

New Hires, Promotions, Announcements Weiler Abrasives Group Partners with Workshops for Warriors Weiler Abrasives Group, a leading provider of abrasives,…

Responsive Respiratory Expands Cylinder Cart Line Responsive Respiratory, of St. Louis, Mo., has added a D/E cylinder cart to its…

Weiler Appoints New VP of Sales, U.S. and Canada Weiler Abrasives Group has promoted Jason Conner to the position of…

By Bruce Tulgan Employers in 2018 are scrambling to adjust to a new normal of change and uncertainty driven by…

By Mike Lorence, PH.D. You’re about to digest a very meaty article with a ton of actionable strategies regarding the…

By Jennifer Briggs When a company sells to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) or a group starts a co-op,…

Newest of the GAWDA ESOPs, McDantim Inc. changed its organizational structure at the end of 2017. The successful company of…

Toll Company was an early adopter. Started in St. Paul, Minn., in 1945, the company established its ESOP in 1975…

Company Origins In 1965, Philip Keeler founded Aluminum Precision Products (APP). In 1992, APP acquired Catalina Cylinders. Keeler and two…

The company marks its silver anniversary as an employee-owned company this year. With three Minnesota locations, the firm can service…

Company Origins Norco Inc. began in Boise, Id., in 1948 as the welding supply division of the Nordling Auto Parts…

Company Origins In 1968, Richard “Dick” Couch Jr.  and Bob Dean formed the company after they invented a water-injected plasma-arc…