Fargo, N.D.-based RDO Equipment Co. will acquire Evergreen Implement based in Othello, Wash.

RDO offers funding through the company's Community Builder program. Lon Kindseth, vice president at RDO Equipment Co., submitted the application for Ruth Meiers Hospitality House.

Keith Kreps, Vice President of Agriculture, RDO Equipment Co. (2010 Dealership of the Year). The nation's second-largest equipment dealer group (62 stores in 9 states), RDO Equipment Co. learned during its publicly held years (1997-2003) that growth opportunities are stunted without a stellar training and development program. Today, RDO Equipment Co. considers training a core strength. Its initiative includes multiple opportunities for all team members, and an impressive curriculum to bring along the next generation of management talent. Kreps, who joined the company in 1998 after working in the automotive industry, is responsible for all the firm's agricultural dealerships.

RDO Equipment Co. announces the company is opening a new Vermeer location in Eugene, Oregon. The new store is located at 4108 W. 11th Ave, Eugene, Ore. and provides Vermeer parts, sales and service. The new location complements the current RDO-Vermeer location in Portland, Ore.

Brandt is pleased to announce the appointment of nine new RDO Equipment locations as authorized dealers for Brandt Agricultural Products. The new RDO locations representing Brandt are:

John Deere dealership RDO has created a poster to celebrate its Dealership of Year award from Farm Equipment magazine.

RDO Equipment Co. announces that it has acquired the assets of Pringle Tractor Co., a John Deere agriculture dealership with locations in Salinas and Watsonville, Calif., effective on October 29, 2010. The Salinas and Watsonville dealerships will continue to sell John Deere agriculture equipment and support customers in the current facility. With the acquisition, 40 employees join RDO Equipment Co. Pringle Tractor Co., founded

RDO Equipment and Codington-Clark Equipment earned the industry's top honor as 2010 Dealerships of the Year.

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