April 24, 2024 Meeting Presentations
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2024 US Economic & Construction Outlook
Charlie Dougherty
Director & Senior Economist, Wells Fargo Economics
Charlie Dougherty will discuss the likelihood of entering a recession in 2024, how interest rates are affecting the manufacturing and service industries, the federal policy outlook, and more.
Download the U.S. Economic & Construction Outlook here.
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Used Equipment Market Trends
Scott Rozwalka
Regional Sales Manager, Richie Brothers
Scott Rozwalka will cover what the used equipment market will look like in 2024, including pricing and volume trends for construction, aerial, and transportation equipment.
Download the market trends report here.
Business Meetings
There are five meetings this year: three Business Meetings and two Social Meetings.
2024 Event Schedule
Thursday,
August 22, 2024
Political Speaker/Election Year/ Vendor Night
Mark Denzler Is Presenting at Our August Meeting
Mark Denzler will discuss the current political climate and coming election, and how both will affect the equipment and manufacturing industries in Illinois. Denzler is the President and CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA).
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Annual Business Meeting/AED Speaker
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Holiday Reception and Installation of Officers
Meetings are held at Venuti's Restaurant & Banquet Hall, 2251 W Lake St, Addison, Illinois, unless otherwise noted.
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IED Announces Its New Officers
The Illinois Equipment Distributors Association held its 56th Holiday Reception and Installation of Officers at Venuti's Restaurant and Banquets on December 14. The officers for 2024 are:
Dave Cox
President
Jon Conant
Vice President
Tom Stern
Executive Secretary
Jen Snow
Treasurer
Michael Morton
First Year Director
Jason Zeibert
Second Year Director
Joe McKeon
Associate Director
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Mission Statement
The business and purposes of this Association shall be to safeguard, promote, foster and advance the interests of its members as Distributors of Construction Machinery and its kindred products; to increase the use of these products; to improve the conditions under which the industry is carried on; to encourage fair business methods; to protect the industry against unfair and unjust burdens and exactions; to collect and disseminate pertinent data relative to the industry; and, generally, do such things authorized in its Certificate of Incorporation as may be necessary to the foregoing results.
Mission Statement
Industry News
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IED Meeting Presentations, 3/23/23
Used Equipment Market Trends
by Scott Rozwalka
Right-to-Repair Update
by George Whitaker
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The Wells Fargo Construction Industry Forecast for 2023: Cautious Optimism
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