Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO Corporation, has been named a Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honor) by the government of France during a recent ceremony in Duluth, Georgia, USA.

KIOTI Tractor has broken ground on an expansion of its North American headquarters in Wendell, North Carolina with an estimate for completion in late 2019. The additional 162,750 sq.-ft. of warehouse space will facilitate the company’s planned employee growth of 15 percent in 2 years’ time, and provide warehouse and assembly space for its current and future product lines.

Viren Popli has been with the Mahindra Group since 2009 and brings with him decades of experience, leading multinational organizations and businesses. Most recently, he served as the COO for the Swaraj Tractor Division in Farm Equipment Sector of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

AriensCo has completed the purchase of the former Brillion Iron Works (BIW) property through the formation of a new company, Brillion Works, focused on the redevelopment of the 140 acre property located in the city of Brillion.

The company announced it has signed an agreement for the purchase of all outstanding shares of Artec. Kuhn Group has been a minority shareholder of Artec since 2008.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has named Johan “Kip” Eideberg to lead its Washington D.C. office and advocacy activities as interim Vice President, Government & Industry Relations.

Shurts has over 20 years industry experience covering product development, product management, operations management, and overall profit and loss accountability with Caterpillar, CNH and AGCO.