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2026 Dealership of the Year, Messick’s Equipment, Mount Joy, Pa.
Allowing its independent dealers to gather at the all-colors Dealership Minds Summit apparently makes the Deere corporate office uneasy.
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2026 Dealership of the Year, Messick’s Equipment, Mount Joy, Pa.
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Allowing its independent dealers to gather at the all-colors Dealership Minds Summit apparently makes the Deere corporate office uneasy.
“Ask not what the Summit can do for you, but what you can do for your fellow conference-goer …”
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