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March 15, 2023 - The evening of events, led by Karen Norheim, is the culmination of five months of hard work, where Berks and Schuylkill County middle school students visited PA manufacturing locations to create videos answering the question: "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" Douglassville, PA. (PRweb) March 13, 2023 -- The event will take place on Tuesday, March 21st, at the Doubletree by Hilton in Reading, Pennsylvania. What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® is an annual competition,...
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September 15, 2022 - Honoring a cherished life with a wholesome tale of self-discovery, full of lessons for all ages. Douglassville, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) September 07, 2022 -- When a young boy named Woodsprout comes of age, his father gifts him a treasure: an intricately handcrafted book bound in fine red leather with the instruction that he fill up the pages with his life’s story. The ensuing journey has ‘Sprout’ on a quest for words, knowledge, and adventure. Sprout, by Richard Gleason, is...
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June 7, 2022 - Douglassville, PA. (PRweb) May 26, 2022 American Crane & Equipment Corporation, a business specializing in overhead cranes and custom material handling equipment, is proud to announce our national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise Center - East, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). “We are proud to carry the (WBE) and (WOSB) certifications and bring another...
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November 10, 2020 - American Crane and Equipment Corporation’s Karen Norheim, President and Chief Operating Officer, has partnered with Youtopian on the launch of their NYOUGENE platform, a new education initiative for upskilling workers. Youtopian, a leading innovation company, is excited to announce the launch of a new education initiative to complement their existing portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology solutions. By creating the world’s first AI and extended...
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September 25, 2019 - Oddvar Norheim named Chairman and CEO Douglassville, PA - September 17, 2019 -- American Crane & Equipment Corporation, a leading manufacturer of custom designed electric overhead cranes and other material handling equipment, announced that on September 17th, Karen Norheim was named President and COO. Long-time President and CEO, Oddvar Norheim, will continue to serve as Chairman and CEO. Karen Norheim previously served as Vice President and Executive Vice President during her 17 years...
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October 16, 2018 - GRIT Matters™ at American Crane & Equipment Corporation DOUGLASSVILLE, PA. (PRWEB) OCTOBER 14, 2018 - At American Crane, their Mission is to be Gritty! In January of 2018, American Crane & Equipment Corporation began a series of launches of a new campaign within the company called GRIT Matters™ to help reboot their company culture. What does that mean? Well, the definition of grit is as follows: "courage and resolve; strength of character." At American Crane,...
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August 10, 2017 - AUGUST 09, 2017 - American Crane recently had the opportunity to open their facility to the ImmERge Labs, an Upstart company spun out of the University of Pennsylvania, to introduce their employees to some of the newest and most innovative technology being applied in the medical field today. After recently completing their official CPR certification training, American Crane’s employees had the chance to experience what would happen in a real life situation where they had to perform CPR...
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March 3, 2017 - A women’s high school robotics team demonstrated their creation to students enrolled in the Philadelphia regional undergraduate general engineering degree at Penn State Great Valley last week. The teens explained their development process and intense preparations for a statewide competition next weekend. The team from the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova previously had visited the engineering suite at Great Valley. Their coach, Deb Gleeson, said the young women asked...
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December 8, 2016 - Recently, a group of middle school students visited American Crane & Equipment Corporation as part of a student video contest called "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?” The contest is part of a program (created by The Manufacturers Resource Center) called "Dream It Do It PA". This program was created to introduce students to exciting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics/Manufacturing) career opportunities with local manufacturers. DOUGLASSVILLE,...
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November 18, 2016 - American Crane and Equipment Corporation recently engineered and manufactured turbine cranes for several generating stations. In the world of cranes, turbine cranes are some of the largest and most powerful overhead lifting machines made. Douglassville, PA November 11, 2016 American Crane & Equipment Corporation, a manufacturer of overhead electric cranes and hoists, has recently completed the engineering and manufacturing of several turbine cranes. These gentle giants are specifically...
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