Glenn Hansen

A bipartisan group of 31 members of Congress has submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, urging clarification of the Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022. The letter requests Treasury issue guidance to confirm that off-road electric machinery—such as electric bulldozers, excavators, sprayers, and forklifts—qualifies for the tax credit.

The OPE+ Power Forum business conference will take place at the Sheraton in downtown Charlotte from January 20 through 22.

Grown and cut by the sun OPE People talks with Chris Regis of Suntek Lawn Care, a technology-focused lawn care business in Florida that is taking electrification to another level.

That federally mandated “beneficial ownership information” (BOI) report you have been putting off? Don't worry about it. In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman division, has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction ruling that “reporting companies need not comply with the CTA's January 1, 2025, BOI reporting deadline pending further order of the Court.” The court concluded that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is likely unconstitutional.

Milwaukee announced its workwear portfolio will now include women's jobsite apparel. Showing the new line, Milwaukee said it is committed to supporting the impact of women in the trades and is redefining women's apparel.

To assist four different fire and rescue agencies with cleanup and relief efforts following Hurricane Helene, Kawasaki Motors Corp. , U.S.A., donated 10 Mule side x side vehicles.

We publish these same-store sales reports monthly to show both a snapshot and a trendline of retail sales activity at OPE dealerships in North America. For November 2024, the U.S. as a whole saw a 7 % decrease compared to the same month last year, back into the red following a positive report from October.

Should you attend the OPE+ Power Forum? Yes, here's why: #10. Collaboration over competition: You'll meet people who might be your competitors, but you're more likely to learn from them instead of being threatened by them.

Textron announced it is exploring “strategic alternatives” for its powersports product line due to persistent weak demand; that line includes Arctic Cat snowmobiles, ATVs and UTVs.

Once a month with my peer group of 9 other professionals, I share my “rose, bud and thorn.” We meet for half a day and talk about all kinds of stuff, family and work related. We're all in different businesses, from insurance to manufacturing to law to banking, etc. The “rose, bud, thorn” exercise lets us share a recent success, an emerging opportunity, and a threat to avoid. Then we congratulate each other and advise as needed to encourage those buds and protect against thorns.