Allen Engineering Corp. recently appointed Jeff Johnson as sales manager and Scott Ward as marketing manager. Johnson has been with Allen for more than 12 years, starting out in the manufacturing area. He had most recently served as assistant sales manager for the company. Johnson will be responsible for managing […]
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