MHEDA CONNECTION
January 1, 2022
Newsflash
MHEDA wishes all of our Members a Happy and Healthy 2022! We look forward to serving you with new programs and networking opportunities throughout the year.
 
   
RICO Equipment, Inc.
      
WIPOTEC-OCS Inc.
   
Convention Focus
  
Complete 2022 MHEDA Convention details and registration is now open! Join us April 23-27, 2022 at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort in Orlando, Florida for the Annual Convention and Exhibitor Showcase. This year’s theme “Tomorrow’s Distributor” is centered on looking ahead and planning for the next generation of employees, supply chain challenges and evolving technology. Buckle up. Get ready. Preparing for a better TOMORROW starts TODAY.
 
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Events
January 27: Learn the ways to elevate your local presence and be the go-to business in your area!
February 10: Learn how to connect with your leads and turn them into paying customers.
February 15: Virtual 6-Week Online Program designed to advance the self-leadership and emotional intelligence skills of women executives, managers and emerging leaders.
   
RICO Equipment, Inc.
   
Member News
Dubuque Food Pantry Announces New Location and Receives a ‘Pantry-Warming’ Gift From Hodge
RH Brown Co. Joins Bastian Solutions and Toyota Industries
   
Hangcha Group China
   
MVP/MVS Awards
The deadline for MHEDA’s MVP and MVS Awards is January 31, 2022 and Award criteria is based on activity in 2021. You can submit an application at www.mheda.org/awards until 1/31/22. Be sure to check the MHEDA website and newsletters for Award announcements and the full list of Award winners will be on the MHEDA website in February. If you have any questions about either Award, feel free to contact Kathy Cotter at kcotter@mheda.org.
Spotlight on MHEDA
On January 1, 2022, MHEDA officially welcomed Darein Gandall, Cisco-Eagle, Inc. and Lori Palmer, REB Storage Systems International to the MHEDA Board of Directors and Pete Drake, Cascade Corporation, to the MBOA. Thomas Albero, Alliance Material Handling, Inc., is the 2022 Chairman of the Board, with John L. Gelsimino, All Lift Service Company, serving as Chairman-Elect, Van Clarkson, Fairchild Equipment, serving as Treasurer and Nate Storey, Storage Solutions, Inc., serving as Vice President. Ted Springer, Springer Equipment Company, Inc., is the Immediate Past Chairman. MHEDA would also like to thank Todd Maxwell and Bob Sattler for their years of service on the MHEDA Board/MBOA.
 
   
Hawker Powersource, Inc.