Greenville, Ala.—What dealership has the good fortune to relocate to a new facility with more service and showroom space, while still maintaining essentially the same location? Alabama’s Greenville Equipment Center pulled it off last year by leaving its longtime building across the street from the Butler County courthouse to an auto dealership that was closing one block away.

The county’s longest-operating power equipment dealership, Greenville Equipment Center had operated out of that former location going on 30 years in a historic building across the street from the courthouse. Needing to expand the space-challenged 1,700 sq. ft. showroom, co-owner Thomas Phelps looked into several options, including remodeling and knocking down walls in the current location—but nothing was feasible, and Greenville is a small town with few comparable properties for a power equipment store relocation.

Instead, good fortune arrived last year when a former GM-Buick dealership just a block away was closing its doors after operating as a used car operation. The facility is exactly what Phelps was looking for: More showroom space, plus easier in-out access for customers and trailer-pullers, a large service area and more.

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