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TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
         Lower East TN Branch Meeting                                                          Director Kristin Franklin



           The Lower East Branch, led by     The City of Chattanooga is considering   After lunch and the indoor
         Branch Director Kristen Franklin, held   replacing an older piece of equipment   presentations, attendees went outside to
         their second quarter Lunch and Learn,   with this model.                 get up-close looks at the actual equipment.
         sponsored by Power Equipment Inc.     Jeremiah Reinhardt, Territory Manager   Rusty Blevins and Ricky Coston, City
           Franklin provided updates on chapter   with ST Engineering LeeBoy shared   of Chattanooga, were there asking the
         activities and highlighted upcoming   information about the LeeBoy tack trailer.   technical questions and explaining to
         opportunities. She also talked about   This is a 300-gallon trailer the City of   attendees how the city would use the
         Chattanooga’s National Public Works Week   Chattanooga is considering to replace an   equipment (and the benefits of the
         activities, including a local Chattanooga   older and larger piece of equipment.    potential purchases.) 
         Equipment Rodeo. The session was
         attended by 20 public works professionals. 
           TCAPWA Chapter President Kimberly
         Strong was on hand to share additional
         TCAPWA information, including
         details about August’s National APWA
         Conference in Chicago. Attendees also
         received tickets for a drawing to win
         free registration for September’s State
         Conference in Germantown. Attendees
         went home with hats, key chains, air
         fresheners and coffee cups from Power
         Equipment and Broce Manufacturing.  
           Corey Shumpert, Territory Manager for
         Power Equipment, Inc., helped coordinate
         the meeting. John Morton, Regional
         Sales Manager for Broce Manufacturing,   Left to right: John “Big Daddy” Morton, Broce Regional Sales Manager; Jeremiah Reinhardt, LeeBoy Territory
         discussed the Broce Flip Broom Sweeper.   Manager; Corey Shumpert, Power Equipment, Inc., Territory Manager, with Ricky Coltor, City of Chattanooga.


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