Louisiana rental operators who rent large construction and general tool equipment are set to receive much-longed-for tax relief. Get the details on the new law and find out when it goes into effect.

Tyler Burns always liked equipment, so he upped and closed his 15-year-old landscaping business and opened an equipment rental store in Gentry, Ark., in 2018. Find out how and why he did it.

Recruiting and retaining qualified employees is such a critical issue for the equipment and event rental industry that the American Rental Association (ARA) has made that a key initiative under its strategic plan. During the height of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some plans had to be modified, but never did it stop ARA from moving full steam ahead on its workforce development efforts.

When it was time for Bob and Robert McClelland of Bob McClelland Sales Co./Party On, Buffalo, Mo., to talk at an ARA of Missouri event about the equipment they represent, they took a different tack that prompted an outpouring of support for a Missouri member and his family who are dealing with a difficult health challenge.