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267Operating as an Essential Service
The gases and welding industry is an integral part of our everyday lives. Of course, GAWDA members already understood that. But now...
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AWS Appoints Gary Konarska as Executive Director and CEO
On March 27, 2020, the American Welding Society’s (AWS) Board of Directors announced Gary Konarska II as the organization’s new Executive Director...
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Succession Planning: Don’t Let a Triggering Event Take Down Your Family Business
by Caroline K. Reff Forty years ago, your father and mother started a family business. They worked hard, and the business grew....
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924How to Overcome a Loss
By Bill McCloy, Managing Director, AmWINS Program Underwriters, Welding DistributorPro Insurance Program Your business has suffered a loss – a natural disaster...
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588Distributors: Want to Know Why Things are Getting Harder?
By Mike Marks, Managing Partner of Indian River Consulting Group Back in the day, the path to distributor growth was to sell...
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495How GAWDA Members Can Capitalize on the Upswing in the Second Half of 2020
By Steve Guglielmo and Brian Beaulieu ITR Economics CEO Brian Beaulieu is GAWDA’s Chief Economist. He and his team of economists produce...
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446What Am I Going to Be When I Grow Up?
A respected friend in his mid-seventies came into my office, dropped into a chair, and asked if I could help him with...
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1.2KSparking Excitement in Welding: How a Syracuse, New York, high school is preparing students for a career in the industry
The “skills gap” is an issue that all companies in our industry, as well as many of our customers, face every day....
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1.7KWhere Will 2019 Take You? GAWDA Members Predict Mostly Clear Skies and Open Roads in the Year Ahead
It’s that time again. 2018 is behind us, and we approach the new year with a sense of optimism and renewed energy....
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795ASSET MANAGEMENT: Harnessing Technology to Increase Profitability
You placed an online order for $70 yesterday and just now, your phone pinged with the satisfying notification that your package has...
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