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Stihl Inc. Names Sean McGinnis President

Stihl Inc. has appointed Sean McGinnis as president, effective October 1, 2026. In this role, McGinnis will lead the Stihl Group’s largest market and subsidiary, with end-to-end responsibility for Stihl Inc. This includes full profit-and-loss…

Dealer Institute Launches Iron HR For Dealership HR Leaders

Dealer Institute, a division of the North American Equipment Dealers Assn. (NAEDA), has launched Iron HR, a new peer group created exclusively for human resources professionals in equipment dealerships. In a business where people, culture…

VANGUARD ENGINES

EXPOelite 2026 VANGUARD ENGINES vanguardpower.com Before designing a single upgrade, the engineering team behind Next-Gen Vanguard engines went straight to the source: Turf pros working in the field. They listened to what was slowing businesses…

MARUYAMA

EXPOelite 2026 MARUYAMA maruyama-us.com Spencer of SB Mowing restores severely overgrown properties at no cost to their owners. The work can mean hours of cutting through thick vegetation and clearing heavy debris. For years, Maruyama…

Scag Latest To Partner With Octane Lending

Scag Latest To Partner With Octane Lending

Octane Lending, Inc. (Octane), a fintech company offering financial products specifically for retailers and consumers, and Huntington National Bank (Huntington) have announced a new strategic relationship with Scag Power Equipment, to streamline the purchase of…

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Dealer Spike Rolls Out New Guarantees

Dealer Spike Rolls Out New Guarantees

Dealer Spike, a leading website and digital solutions provider for nearly 20 years, set a new standard of service for its 6,800+ dealers with a new guarantee of 24- hour support resolution, 99.97% uptime, and…

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Meyer Distributing Announces Salts Gone Partnership

Meyer Distributing Announces Salts Gone Partnership

Salts Gone, manufactured by Custom Chemicals & Coatings, a family-owned coating and chemical manufacturing company based just outside of Houston, Tex. will now be distributed through Meyer Distributing. “We are excited to partner with Salts…

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OPEI Hosts Annual Meeting

OPEI Hosts Annual Meeting

Nearly 150 members and invited guests of the Outdoor Power Equipment Insititue (OPEI) gathered in Savannah, Ga., at the end of June for three days of networking, industry updates, and perspective from leading authorities on…

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Equip Announces Dealer Boot Camp, Dealer Breakfast

Equip Announces Dealer Boot Camp, Dealer Breakfast

Equip Exposition has unveiled several new events this year—a new education offering called Equip Academy, the resurrection of the Wednesday morning Dealer Breakfast sponsored by Stihl Inc., a new Dealer Boot Camp, and a closing…

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