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Rocky Mountain Dealerships Names New CFO

December 13, 2019 | Posted in Dealer News
Calrgary, Alberta — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Rocky Mountain Dealerships (TSX:RME), Canada's largest agriculture equipment dealer, has appointed Gerald (“Jerry”) Schiefelbein as its chief financial officer.
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Thinking Ahead: How Should Dealers Prepare A Succession Plan?

Wayne Ostermeyer, president of Ostermeyer Equipment, a Vermeer dealer in Shelton, Neb., and Andy Goodman, president of the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Assn. both have first-hand experience in navigating dealership succession. The two industry veterans sat down at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island, Neb. to discuss what dealers need to do to not just survive but thrive though a dealership succession.
By Ben Thorpe posted on December 12, 2019 | Posted in Dealer Succession
Two industry veterans, Wayne Ostermeyer, president of Ostermeyer Equipment, and Andy Goodman, president of the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Assn., sat down at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island, Neb. to discuss what dealers need to do to not just survive but thrive though a dealership succession.
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AEM Awards $50,000 in Grants to Build Next Generation Workforce

December 12, 2019
Five non-profit organizations developing the future of the manufacturing and trades workforces were awarded $10,000 each at the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) 2019 Annual Conference as part of their Next Gen Grant Program. The winning organizations focused on training for and encouraging careers in construction, manufacturing, technician service and business and financial skills development.
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[Podcast] The Break-Up of International Harvester Podcast: Farm Equipment Interview with Paul Wallem

In November 2019, Frank and Mike Lessiter welcomed Paul Wallem, an 88-year-old retired International Harvester exec and 2-store dealer-principal, to our Wisconsin offices. After a quick meeting, they all jumped into Frank’s Grand Cherokee for a visit with Case IH executive Scott Harris in Racine, Wis., a spot that Wallem had not visited in 33 years.
December 11, 2019 | Posted in Dealer Succession, Dealer News
In November 2019, Frank and Mike Lessiter welcomed Paul Wallem, an 88-year-old retired International Harvester exec and 2-store dealer-principal, to our Wisconsin offices. After a quick meeting, they all jumped into Frank’s Grand Cherokee for a visit with Case IH executive Scott Harris in Racine, Wis., a spot that Wallem had not visited in 33 years.
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[Podcast] Our Dealer Story: Retired Dealer-Principal Paul Wallem

In this episode, Lessiter Media owners Frank and Mike Lessiter share our a first-ever “from the truck” recording. Their subject was the 88-year-old Paul Wallem, a retired International Harvester Exec and later IH dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin. The Lessiters took the 88-year-old Wallem a on a drive down memory lane — and a journey to Case IH headquarters in Racine — for his first trip there in 33 YEARS.
December 11, 2019 | Posted in Dealer Succession, Dealer News
In this episode, Lessiter Media owners Frank and Mike Lessiter share our a first-ever “from the truck” recording. Their subject was the 88-year-old Paul Wallem, a retired International Harvester Exec and later IH dealer in Illinois and Wisconsin. The Lessiters took the 88-year-old Wallem a on a drive down memory lane — and a journey to Case IH headquarters in Racine — for his first trip there in 33 YEARS.
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