Ellefson Implement in Mitchell, one of the last single-family-owned John Deere dealerships in South Dakota, has been sold to C&B Operations, of Gettysburg.
Montana and Wyoming farmers and ranchers are proudly served by the second largest multi-store John Deere dealership in the country. C&B Operations, which owned 16 John Deere dealerships across five states, has just acquired three more John Deere stores in southeast South Dakota.
Lester Howard Killebrew, of Abbeville, Ala., has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA).
In 1937, Wilbur Oversteg established Delta Implement at 112 West 3rd Street, now the parking lot behind the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce building. In 1959, he sold the John Deere dealership to a family from Texas by the name of Mangum.
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In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we take an initial look at the Dealer Business Outlook & Trends Report and what dealers are forecasting for 2025.