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September 2013 Drive profits out of the mud with a new product line. See our special Dealer's Guide to ICUEE www.cedmag.com Blaze a New Trail Plus: n Credit is still about the relationship n Contractor wants technology help from dealers n Look over the pond, where mechanics are respected 1_Sept_Cover_KP.indd 1 Since 1920 Official Publication of www.aednet.org 8/28/13 12:43 PM

• Cover
• Feature: Credit Aplenty: Experts say the only thing that's tight in the CE credit market is the relationships they build with their dealer and contractor customers.
• Cover Story: The Dealer's Guide to ICUEE: Dive in with your customers at the "Demo Expo," and be sure to visit our featured exhibitors and CED advertisers who are looking to do business with dealers.
• Feature: If You Are Helping Me, I Will Buy From You: As the ICUEE show approaches, we caught up with this year's NUCA chairman for his industry insights-- and found out what contractors like him are struggling with most.
• Feature: Solving Our Great Big Workforce Problem: After all this time, we're still wiping mud off the image of "vocational education"- but an exemplary model of cultural respect for the tech is plain view.
• From the Chairman: Engage your leaders in AED's hallmark experience.
• Editor's Note: Six ways to stay relevant in the hyperconnected world
• On the Numbers: LKE in danger, grassroots work is urgently needed.
• Recruitment & Retention: What it takes to get the rockstars
• Aftermarket: How to reverse the parts business tailspin
• View From the Hill: Finally, a fresh way to fund highways
• Inside AED
• Groundwork
• Industry Beat
• Play It Safe
• Advertiser's Index
• Dealer Data
• Taking It To The Street-- Al Bates' latest Profit Report
• Little Did You Know: Supreme Court Has Been Minding Your Business
• A Closer Look: Versatile Argo ETVs Go Where Others Can't