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AEM Announces Award Winners Adapted from a Press Release by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the 2015 recipients of its grassroots advocacy awards for companies with the highest level of activity in its I Make America campaign. A new Legacy Award joins the campaign’s Pillar of the Industry recognition program. The newAEM I Make America Legacy award salutes companies which have been active in I Make America and earned continuous Gold status since the campaign was initiated five years ago. “It’s more important than ever that our elected officials understand the critical importance of our in- dustry to economic prosperity and quality of life across America, and these companies have really stepped up in their communities,” said Dennis Slater AEM president. The inaugural Legacy Award winners are: • Caterpillar, Inc. • International Construction Equipment Inc. The 2015 Pillar of the Industry Award Winners are: • Astec, Inc. • Astec Mobile Screens, Inc. • Associated Training Services • Blount Int’l/Woods Equipment • BLS Enterprises, Inc. • Calder Brothers Corporation • Carlson Paving Products, Inc. • Caterpillar, Inc. • CLAAS of America, Inc. • CNH Industrial • Deere & Company • Doosan Infracore/Bobcat Co. • General Kinematics Corporation • Grote Industries • HUSCO International • International Construction Equipment, Inc. • InQuest Marketing • JCB, Inc. • Johnson Crushers International, Inc. • Ken Cook Co. • Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. • KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA, Inc. • Kondex Corporation • Manitou Americas, Inc. • Miller Electric Manufacturing Company • Morbark, Inc. • Sioux Corporation • Stellar Industries, Inc. • Telsmith, Inc. • Terex Corporation • The Manitowoc Company • Topcon Positioning Systems • Vermeer Corporation • Volvo Construction Equipment • Weiler • Ziegenbein Associates, Inc. • Wolf Robotics LLC - A Lincoln Electric Company ! " # ! 53 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® FEBRUARY 2016