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Arlen SwensonGeneral ManagerBOBCAT ENTERPRISES, INC.

Positive Outlook Increases Meeting Attendance

January 24, 2007

Analysis of:2007 AED Annual Meeting & CONDEX | www.aednet.org

At the conclusion of the AED’s 88th Annual Meeting & CONDEX, held in Las Vegas on January 16-18, the enthusiasm and optimism for the year ahead was mentioned by many attendees.  This year’s show was one of the highest attended on record in fact.

Total registrations climbed 17 percent from last year’s convention, bringing the number of attendees up to 3,000.  Distributors, manufacturers and service firm attendees from the United States, Canada, and abroad met to discuss the issues and opportunities facing the equipment industry.

Mr. Les Bebchick, President & CEO, Equipment & Systems for Industry, Inc. of Hopkinton, Mass., was inaugurated as the 2007 AED Chairman. Mr. Bebchick delivered an appreciative message on the strengths of the AED organization and how its network is an important bridge to the success of dealers -- big or small -- across North America.

Outgoing 2006 Chairman, Mr. Dale Leppo, President, Leppo Rents/Bobcat of Akron, of Tallmadge, Ohio, was noted for his successful leadership of AED during 2006 and was recognized for his contribution to a successful annual meeting and CONDEX.

The annual meeting concluded on Thursday with a review of the Outlook for the Construction Equipment Industry and a series Executive Seminars on processes for improving dealership business success.

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