Money Matters: The Impact of Inflation

It is a generally accepted principle that moderate inflation is good for business. Moderate inflation has been a fact of life and the natural economic state for more than a century. For one thing, inflation is usually a sign that the economy is growing, which leads to higher demand.


Manufacturer Member Profile: Nashville Wire

Nashville Wire: Standing the Test of Time. From generation to generation, dating back to the Great Depression, Nashville Wire has been organically shifting and becoming the success it is today. From a tool and die shop operating out of an East Nashville garage, the company now has 1,300 associates and spans 12 manufacturing facilities.



The New Era of Digital Strategy Development and the Role of the Digital Strategy Savant

A Digital Strategy Savant is a person who is willing to think more expansively, and beyond the archaic strategy methods most companies are using today. The Savant understands that a digital strategy must be lofty, it must empower the business goals and not just “align” with them, and it has to place an organization technologically two years ahead of its competition.


2023 Business Scan: Insights Shared at the MHEDA Board Meeting

The MHEDA Board of Directors and Manufacturer Board of Advisors is comprised of 21 executives from material handling businesses across North America. This group of industry leaders volunteer to meet in person twice a year to discuss industry trends, plan MHEDA programs and discuss ideas on how to improve the MHEDA organization.


Distributor Member Profile: Delta Materials Handling

If Greg Costa’s father hadn’t moved their family to Memphis from New York to become a partner of a Clark forklift dealership, he wouldn’t be where he is now: the President of Delta Materials Handling. The company began in 1947 as the Fred J. Vandemark Company, but it has gone through generations as a Clark forklift dealer and expanded its operations each year.