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Here’s to New Beginnings

By Casey Seymour posted on January 29, 2021 | Posted in Used Equipment Remarketing
If I have heard this joke once, I have heard it a thousand times. “The best thing about 2020 is that it over!” 2020 was a year filled with challenges — everything from a pandemic to someone paying you to take their oil, literally.
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Kim Schmidt
To the Point

Building Your Bench

By Kim Schmidt posted on January 25, 2021 | Posted in Best Practices
If one of your department managers was promoted — or even left the dealership —  do you know who would replace them? Do you have employees who you’ve mentored and trained who are prepared to move into management roles?
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Kim Schmidt
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Lots of Positives, But Concerns Linger

By Kim Schmidt posted on December 11, 2020
Grain prices are up. Yields in many areas are above average. Ag credit conditions are up. And, dealers report early orders are up and they are seeing good demand for equipment. But there are still some concerns — challenges getting equipment from the OEMs and concerns over taxes, regulation and trade following the election.
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Kim Schmidt

Lots of Positives, But Concerns Linger

By Kim Schmidt posted on December 1, 2020 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
Grain prices are up. Yields in many areas are above average. Ag credit conditions are up. And, dealers report early orders are up and they are seeing good demand for equipment. But there are still some concerns — challenges getting equipment from the OEMs and concerns over taxes, regulation and trade following the election. Let’s look at some of the positives first.
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