@Work: Paul Garcia

PAUL GARCIA COMPANY: 360Connect TITLE: Director of Supplier Marketing YEARS ON THE JOB: 14 My official title at 360Connect is Director of Supplier Marketing. What does a director of supplier marketing do? Well, that can be explained through my main responsibilities. My main three responsibilities are to spread 360Connect’s mission of focusing on our client’s success, help the […]


MEMBER PROFILE: W. W. CANNON

Values. Innovation. Customer Service. 83-Year-Old Company Continues to Grow and Change to Meet Today’s Material Handling Needs 1938 saw a number of major news stories: a recession that caused unemployment to rise to 19%, a minimum wage raise from 25 to 40 cents per hour for a 44-hour workweek, a new round-the-world record of three […]



INDUSTRY FORECAST: ITR

Recovery Coming COVID-19 Vaccine May Bolster Businesses’ Confidence in Bourgeoning Economic Recovery, Incentivize Investment With the onset of the new year, there are a multitude of signals suggesting cause for optimism moving forward. Recovery in the US Industrial Production quarterly data has already begun, and our dashboard of leading indicators suggests that the annual production […]


Women in Industry: Tania Gaskell Sode

TANIA GASKELL SODE COMPANY: Toyota Industries Commercial Finance (TICF) TITLE: Diversity+Equity+Inclusion Director YEARS ON JOB: 13 with Toyota, 4 at TICF The Diversity+Equity+Inclusion (DEI) Director position is a newly created role at Toyota Industries Commercial Finance (TICF). Our company provides loan and lease products for Toyota Forklifts and Hino Trucks. I am responsible for building and executing the […]


@Work: Leland Wells

LELAND WELLS COMPANY: Briggs Equipment TITLE: Vice President, Operations YEARS ON JOB: 5 Years I’ve had the privilege to be part of the Briggs Equipment family for five years. In my current capacity as Vice-President of Operations, leading our 30 branch locations as well as consolidated field support functions, it is my responsibility to ensure full engagement of […]