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A Successful Symphony for 70 Years

How Jefferds Corporation has thrived for more than 70 years



Ask Your MHEDA Board: Recruiting

“How has your company been impacted by and addressed the skills gap and what recruiting best practices can you share with other MHEDA Members?” Asked by Dana Hopkins, President, Western Carolina Forklift, Inc. in Greensboro, North Carolina Buddy Smith, CEO, CMH Services, Columbia, SC We use a lot of tools and sources to find candidates […]


Valuing the Material Handling Business

By Roman Basi and Marcus Renwick Let me ask four tough questions: (1) Do you own a business that your family depends on? (2) Are you a partner in a business with or without a buy-sell agreement? (3) Are you in a difficult family situation? (4) Do you think you want to sell or retire […]


Ecommerce and the Growing Demand for Technicians

By Steve Harrington In the year 2000, speculation in internet technology firms and web based companies became frenzied. People were talking about the incredible rise of the NASDAQ, their foray into day trading and the unique opportunity presented by the “Worldwide Web”. In board rooms across the country retailers and their suppliers were scrambling to […]