A home run for Bigfork: Community impact project transforms local baseball field

ARA, Toro Company Foundation, Local volunteers step up to the Plate for Area Youth The American Rental Association (ARA) Foundation, in partnership with The Toro Company Foundation, Flathead County Parks and Bigfork Baseball Association, completed a Community Impact project in Bigfork, Montana to benefit Aero Lane Park, a local baseball field. On September 27, volunteers from all four organizations worked together to enhance and...

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Fairchild Equipment expands in Marinette WI

A new facility to support business communities in Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan  Fairchild Equipment has announced the opening of its new facility in Marinette, Wisconsin. Since opening its first Marinette location at 2815 Mary Street in 1992, the company has experienced tremendous growth, leading to the need for a larger facility. Effective October 1, 2023, all operations will be conducted out of the new location at 2505...

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Husky wins Plastics Industry Association Bioplastics Innovation Award

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced Husky Technologies (Husky), as the winner of PLASTICS’ 2023 Innovation in Bioplastics Award. The announcement came as part of PLASTICS’ eighth annual, online #BioplasticsWeek awareness and education event. Husky won the award for their hot runner system, UltraMelt, which was engineered for the efficient and sustainable injection molding of bioresins. Bioresins, made in whole or in...

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The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) announced the 2023 Supply Chain Hall of Fame Inductees

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) names Lynn Fritz, Chairman and CEO of Fritz Companies as the 2023 Supply Chain Hall of Fame Inductee. The CSCMP Hall of Fame was first initiated in 2016 to recognize individuals for having made outstanding contributions to the supply chain discipline and served as role models to supply chain students, young professionals, budding entrepreneurs and career supply chain...

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KPI Solutions appoints Roger Counihan as Senior Vice President of Sales

KPI Solutions (KPI), a provider in supply chain consulting, software, automation, and systems integration, today announced that Roger Counihan has joined the company as Senior Vice President, of Sales. In this role, Roger will provide strategic leadership to drive growth by delivering successful solutions that help clients reduce labor dependence, increase productivity, and build scalability. “I’m excited to join KPI Solutions as our...

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Women In Trucking Association announces Sarah Smith of Penske Transportation Solutions as Vice Chair

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Sarah Smith as vice chair of the association. In this role, Smith will collaborate with WIT’s officers, board of directors, and staff to guide the association’s mission of encouraging the employment of women in the industry, minimizing obstacles they face, and promoting their accomplishments. Along with this volunteer leadership role, Smith is senior vice president of human...

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Women In Trucking Association announces its October 2023 Member of the Month

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Lauren Keeney as its October 2023 Member of the Month. Keeney is a regional driver from S&H Express, Inc. based in York, PA. Keeney was inspired to earn her CDL while waiting at a traffic light. As she finished making Amazon deliveries for the day, she glanced at the tractor trailer beside her and saw a woman was behind the wheel. “I realized that if she could do it, I could...

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