When the US Congress passed an emergency stimulus package of $900 billion for COVID-19 related relief to US citizens and businesses on Monday, it was widely accepted that US President Donald Trump would sign the bill into law. However, last night Trump put that into question with comments in a video posted to Twitter saying, […]
Read MoreThe American Brush Manufacturers Association has announced the 2021 Annual Convention will be virtual and held March 17-18, 2021. The in-person convention, originally to be held at the Hotel Del Coronado south of San Diego, CA will be moved to March 22-25, 2023. In 2022, the ABMA Convention will be held March 2-5 at the […]
Read MoreThe American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) is now accepting nominations for the William A. Cordes Innovation Excellence Award. Entries for the award will be accepted until November 30, 2020, and the award presentation will be made at the ABMA Annual Convention in March 2021 San Diego, Calif. For more information, rules and nomination forms, visit: […]
Read MoreThe American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) has announced the development of a quarterly webinar series from the ABMA Educational Institute. This webinar series is designed to provide timely and important industry education to our membership that will be beneficial deep within the organization. “The series is designed to provide topics that are timely and relevant […]
Read MoreThe American Brush Manufacturers Association (ABMA) is now accepting nominations for the “ABMA William A. Cordes Innovation Excellence Award” which recognizes outstanding innovation of manufactured products, components or services in the broom, brush, mop and roller industry. The award is named after William A. Cordes, who served as the ABMA’s first president from 1917-1928. This […]
Read MoreThe ABMA website has launched a new glossary and brush lingo web page with common industry terms. The web page is a great introductory resource for new employees and anyone who is interested in new or different technologies. R.J. Lindstrom of Zephyr Manufacturing says, “Not everyone coming into the industry is even going to know […]
Read MoreThe ABMA has reported the death of Keith Correia — a longstanding sales representative for west coast brush manufacturers. We are sad to inform everyone that Keith Correia passed away recently. He was active in the brush industry for many years as a sales rep for brush filaments. He tried to help everyone anyway he […]
Read MoreThe ABMA’s annual Survey of Business Ratios in now available for participation. The deadline for completion is August 7, 2020. INFORMATION IS POWER Do you find yourself asking questions about how your company performs against your industry peers? If your company is benchmarked against your competitors, what could you learn? ABMA’s Survey of Business Ratios […]
Read MoreThe ABMA is reporting on Congress passing a new bill amending the Paycheck Protection Program, which was established in March. President Donald Trump is signed the new bill into law on June 5, 2020. The bill, which passed with a bipartisan vote, makes the following amendments to the PPP to provide relief to borrowers:
Read MoreSet the Stage for Success with a Great Return-to-Work Program By Phillip M. Perry Working from home is over. Partly, anyhow. And after weeks of telephone conferencing and video chatting, many workers are doubtless eager to return to their offices. In managing this reverse migration, though, businesses must coordinate a patchwork of safety procedures […]
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