The Terteling Co., which is based in Boise and owns 13 Western States Caterpillar dealerships, is seeking to acquire Agri-Service, Inc., a Twin Falls, Idaho,-based Massey Ferguson dealership.
The open house of Total Ag Industries'new building in Hillsboro on August 8 marked a giant step forward for a company that started in the winter of 1997 putting farm machinery together for Wil-Rich and local implement dealerships in their farm shop.
As his company's staffing needs grew, the late Jobs was vigilant against the threat of a swelling of second-rate talent (or what he called "the bozo explosion").
We’ve consistently made money over the years,” Jeff says about Lake County International, a single-store Case IH dealership in Madison, S.D. “All of sudden we go from $12 million in sales in 2008 to $18 million in 2009. How do you plan for that sort of thing?”
While they may not agree on much, most farm equipment dealers do agree the single most important factor in meeting the looming challenges ahead for the industry and the difference between success and failure in the future boils down to one common denominator finding top-level talent, especially in the shop.
The judges for Farm Equipment's 2013 Dealership of the Year program report that selecting this year's award winners may have been their most difficult challenge since the recognition series was established in 2005. But they made their choices and the 2013 Dealerships of the Year are: Stotz Equipment, a 23-store network based in Avondale, Ariz., in the over $50 million in annual revenue category; and Lake County International, a single-store dealer located in Madison, S.D., in the under $50 million revenue category.
The last time Stotz Machinery (known then as Arizona Machinery) graced the cover of Farm Equipment (featuring the Avondale location’s famed saguaro cactus) was in April/May 2005 (“Making Multi-Stores Manageable”). What captured attention at the time was the firm’s ability to manage 13 stores (a large number for those days) in 4 states from a remote location.
The 21-part 2013 Farm Equipment Dealership of the Year video series is sponsored by PFW Systems, a leading provider of management software for equipment dealerships throughout North America.
People driving past PrairieLand Partners in Marion have seen construction in progress for several weeks. The John Deere dealership is adding a 6,750-square-foot shop to its facility so it can move setup of large equipment indoors. Store manager Chad Gormley said that work has had to be done outdoors. The construction wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take a look at CNH Industrial’s goals for growing its precision business by 2030.
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