AIT Worldwide Logistics welcomes Richard Lee as vice president of global project management office, contract logistics

AIT Worldwide Logistics has welcomed freight forwarding industry veteran Richard Lee, who has joined the organization as vice president of global project management office (PMO) and contract logistics. In this new role, Lee will apply his decades of industry experience by focusing on strategic, efficient resource management services, while also streamlining the process to integrate recently acquired companies. He reports to Chief...

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First Citizens Bank Equipment Finance names Shanks Head of Business Development

First Citizens Bank has announced that its Equipment Finance business has named Joy Shanks as senior vice president and head of business development dedicated to supporting and growing equipment finance vendor acquisition business. Shanks will be responsible for acquiring and cultivating new vendor relationships in key industries, as well as driving long-term business growth and generating meaningful end-user equipment financing...

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BWT Logistics announces strategic acquisition of International Express

Deal expands the company’s contract logistics capabilities and footprint in North Carolina BWT Logistics (“BWT”), a national B2B warehousing and transportation business, announced its acquisition of International Express Trucking (“IET”), a regional 3PL leader in the North Carolina market. The deal expands BWT’s warehouse network in a fast-growing market and provides additional contract logistics capabilities to its end-to-end supply...

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33,130 euros for the COURAGE Foundation for chronically ill children

DIEFFENBACHER collected donations during its 150th-anniversary celebrations DIEFFENBACHER welcomed numerous business partners to a festive stakeholder event in its specially prepared assembly hall to celebrate its 150th anniversary. In the run-up to the celebrations, DIEFFENBACHER requested that guests refrain from bringing gifts but instead donate to a good cause. The response was tremendous, raising 33,130 euros, which DIEFFENBACHER...

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ARA announces industry contributor award recipients

Each year, the American Rental Association (ARA) honors individuals for outstanding service to the association and the equipment and event rental industry. The following are recipients of this year’s industry contributor awards, which will be presented at The ARA Show™ 2024 in New Orleans. Industry Ambassador Award: Byron Alleman This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated long-term leadership and service to the...

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Seeq wins Silver in 13th Annual Best in Biz Awards

Accolade recognizes Seeq in the “Enterprise Product of the Year” category for its innovative advanced analytics and AI platform for addressing operational challenges impacting the manufacturing industry Seeq, a provider in advanced analytics and industrial AI, has been named a silver winner in the Enterprise Product of the Year – All Other Software category in Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program...

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Steve Freckmann retiring as GM of ALL Crane’s Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental

Crane biz lifer logged 34 years at helm; 45 years total with company The new year will bring big changes to Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, as it will be the first time in more than three decades that Steve Freckmann isn’t its general manager. Freckmann is retiring at the end of 2023 after 34 years as GM and 45 total years with Dawes. Freckmann is a crane business lifer, starting out...

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