The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) has reached another membership milestone, working with more than 700 industry companies to provide solutions to their product-data management needs.

The Press Conference application deadline for the 2014 SEMA Show has passed and the official schedule is being developed. Those who submitted an application should have received an update e-mail earlier this week.

Here is a brief look at some of news and updates from around the specialty-equipment industry. Companies featured this week: Drake Automotive Group, CTEK Power, The Hybrid Shop, Car Builder magazine and more.

Are you hunting for a new job? The “Positions Available” section in the SEMA Member Classifieds lists more than 50 job openings around the country. Here are some of the latest classifieds posted to the website.

From a large pool of competitors, the top 10 young automotive entrepreneurs have been named in the second-annual SEMA Launch Pad Presented by YEN competition.

Exhibitors of the 2014 SEMA Show are expanding their reach at the 2014 SEMA Show by offering products to builders through the list below. The information in the list is supplied by this year’s exhibitors.

SEMA Show exhibitors are invited to generate more opportunities and awareness for their company and products by announcing SEMA Show incentives in SEMA eNews.

Following are dates and locations for several upcoming SEMA-sponsored shows, webinars and activities.

Celebrities and popular personalities from across the specialty-equipment industry will make appearances throughout the week of the 2014 SEMA Show, November 4–7, in Las Vegas.

James “Jim” Jordan, founder and chairman of QA1, passed away July 30, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. In the early ’70s, Jordan started working in the power transmission industry and quickly worked his way around related industries, eventually becoming an expert on rod ends.