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Website Build: Total Plant Services and Solutions | GE Vernova

Gas power service solutions At GE Vernova, our mission is to drive customer success by working together to deliver cleaner, more accessible energy to the world. With a history of OEM expertise and a dedication to continuous improvement, we’re proud to offer our customers a full range of solutions—from onsite, long-term service support to upgrades and access to our global repair centers—to help keep you competitive today while preparing you for a future with less carbon emissions. To deliver on th...

Thought Leadership: Launching An Internal Newsletter? Avoid These Common Mistakes

Launching an internal newsletter at your organization is a great way to help team members stay aligned, engaged and informed. However, starting a newsletter without a well-developed plan can lead to low interest, minimal readership and missed opportunities to share the company’s message, support its goals and celebrate its successes. Below, 20 Forbes Communications Council members share common mistakes comms leaders make when starting an internal newsletter, as well as what they should do instea...

Employer Branding: America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community 2026

America’s Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging & Community 2026 recognizes the best employers based on their success across multiple performance metrics relevant for women, minorities and diverse demographic groups. The comprehensive study combines a large-scale national survey, extensive desk research and third-party data to evaluate companies with more than 1,000 employees.

The national survey was conducted between April 2025 and October 2025, gathering more than 2.7 million company rev...

Personal Awards: Kristen Actis-Grande CFO of the Year Charlotte Business Journal

WINNER: Manufacturing & DistributionKristen Actis-Grande is executive vice president and CFO of MSC Industrial Supply Co., a North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services. Number of employees: 7,500Responsibilities: Oversee all finance and accounting activities, corporate strategy, M&A and business transformationYear started at organization: 2020Education: B.S. in finance, Lehigh University, 2003; M.B.A., Indiana Un...

Employer Branding: America’s Greatest Workplaces for Mental Well-Being 2025

The modern workplace is evolving, and with it, expectations around employee wellbeing. As conversations about mental health become more prominent, companies across the U.S. are taking steps to create environments where employees feel supported, valued and empowered to bring their best selves to work.

Research shows that organizations prioritizing mental wellbeing see higher engagement, lower turnover and improved productivity, clear indicators that a strong workplace culture goes hand in hand w...

Personal Awards: Presenting MDM’s 2025 Women in Distribution Honorees

See the full profile feature of the 2025 MDM Women in Distribution here.
After gathering over 30 nomination entries, MDM is proud to announce our 2025 Women in Distribution honorees.
Coinciding with Women’s History Month throughout March, we sought to recognize a collection of women who have been pivotal to their company’s growth, innovation and leadership in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
To create this feature, MDM solicited nominations from late February through the first half of Ma...

Employer Branding: America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025

Progress toward gender equity in the workplace continues even as challenges remain. From the lingering wage gap and unconscious biases to underrepresentation in executive roles and workplace harassment, women navigate a professional landscape that demands resilience and advocacy.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women working full-time year-round are paid 84 percent of what men earn on average. And this percentage has largely stayed the same for more than a decade.

Despite these obst...

Employer Branding: Newsweek Excellence Index 2025

Corporate success is not defined solely by the bottom line. This year, a group of companies set themselves apart as champions of business excellence by balancing financial success with a dedication to ethical practices, social responsibility and global sustainability.

Newsweek and Best Practice Institute (BPI) proudly present the Excellence 1000 Index 2025. This ranking honors organizations across more than 25 industries that are leading the way in the corporate world. These companies prove tha...

Thought Leadership: How MSC Industrial Supply is embracing its legacy in a modern, digital world

On a mission to help manufacturers improve operations, MSC Industrial Supply (MSC) is a global leader in supplying metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services. As one of the only suppliers with a true metalworking heritage combined with national scale, MSC has gained a reputation around the globe for its superior quality and service.It has an unparalleled portfolio featuring more than two million products, as well as inventory management and supply chain solut...