Butler Machinery expands into two states

By Prairie Business

FARGO, N.D. • Butler Machinery Co. said it is poised for growth through the spring of 2022 with the purchase of existing buildings in both Watertown, S.D., and Sidney, Mont. It also will enter a new territory for the company with a state-of-the-art building in Kearney, Neb.

The expansion plans will provide job opportunities at these locations and throughout the company.

“We are looking forward to widening our store footprint and growing our team,” said Twylah Blotsky, Butler’s new president and CEO and fourth family member to lead the company. “These new stores, and the additional employees we’ll need to bring on board, will allow us to better serve our customers throughout our whole region,”

The new Watertown store, formerly Hurkes Equipment, will be Butler’s 19th dealership location. “Butler Machinery has experienced rapid growth in this region of South Dakota, and the new store location will allow us to support our customers with equipment, parts, service and technology more efficiently and effectively,” Blotsky said.

The Watertown location,at 603 10th Street NW and projected to open this fall, will offer the full line of Cat® compact and heavy equipment, as well as AGCO® equipment brands including Fendt, Massey Ferguson, RoGator, TerraGator and Gleaner, plus select CLAAS equipment and additional smaller agriculture equipment lines.

The Sidney facility, formerly B&B Rentals, will open as a Butler Ag Equipment store and will be Butler’s first store in Montana and 20th store location overall.

The new Sidney location will be Butler’s fifth store branded as Butler Ag Equipment -- a division of Butler Machinery Co., focusing only on agriculture equipment lines -- and will offer the full line of AGCO equipment brands, select CLAAS equipment and other smaller ag-focused lines, as well as ag technology, parts and service. The store plans to open this fall.

A new store in Kearney, Neb., will replace Butler Ag Equipment’s current location. The 20,000 square-foot building will house an 11,000 square-foot full-service shop, allowing Butler to better support customers in Kearney and the surrounding areas and will carry the full line of equipment from Fendt, RoGator, TerraGator and Gleaner, as well as additional smaller ag equipment lines.

“Butler is in a great position for growth right now,” Blotsky said. “Our team has never been stronger, and the equipment manufacturers we’re partnered with are at the top of their game. It puts us in the perfect place to grow through both physical locations and by adding new talent to our team. I’m excited for our future.”