Earlier in the year, ECHO Incorporated and Kubota Tractor Corporation joined forces to create a U.S. Dealer Alliance aimed at growing their combined sales with the commercial turf and consumer lawn/garden markets. The alliance makes ECHO, Shindaiwa and ECHO Bear Cat the preferred brands of handheld outdoor power equipment within the Kubota dealer network.

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Hustler Turf hosted an exciting event in Orlando, Florida to mark the anniversary.

c-Systems Software, Inc., is pleased to announce the addition of Partstream integration with the latest release of Infinity 6.0.

STIHL Inc., the headquarters for U.S. operations for the worldwide STIHL Group, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary of manufacturing in the U.S.

Kubota Tractor Corporation is joining Alan Jackson's 25-year career celebration. The industry-leading tractor and equipment company has signed on as a sponsor of the country superstar's upcoming 2015 tour. The multi-platinum selling Grammy winner, fresh off playing the first of his two sold-out Artist-In-Residence shows at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's CMA Theater, is making two special appearances this week to perform at Kubota's Dealer Meeting in Nashville, TN when the company reveals the landmark news for the first time to their dealers who are in attendance from all over the U.S. and Canada. This is the first major sponsorship of a music superstar for Kubota Tractor Corporation.

Bush Hog culminated it's 2014 "Mow Down Breast Cancer"? fund raiser campaign at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie Georgia by giving away a specially built "Pink Zero Turn"?. Howard Tunner from Monroe Georgia, was the lucky winner of the Bush Hog ES2052 zero turn.

The new push-around HB-P1027 low-level scissor lift by Custom Equipment is lightweight and features a zero-turn radius for easy maneuverability around tight corners and through confined spaces. Maintenance technicians and contractors can use the HB-P1027 for a variety of projects at working heights up to 16 feet, including electrical, plumbing, drywall and HVAC.

Farm Equipment editors have announced a special workshop to kick off the Dealership Minds Summit on Jan. 13-14, 2015. The 90 minute session will cover "Strategies for Capital Access & Transitional Wealth Management in Equipment Dealerships."

Rural Lifestyle Dealer is heading to Louisville for the 2014 GIE+Expo and you can follow our live updates from the showfloor. These updates will be seen throughout the show