INSIGHT I S S U E 0 7 • J U N E 2 0 2 3 T H E O F F I C I A L E M P L O Y E E N E W S L E T T E R O F C & B
What's Happening
to Grant Smith & Cole Franzmeier as they have graduated from Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar, Iowa. Both are enrolledintheRoadtoSuccessprogramwithC&B andwearelookingforwardtotheirbrightfutures!
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C & B Mitchell had the opportunity to host SD Governor Kristi Noem and Lt. Governor LarryRhodenduringabillsigning
artsatthenewC&B store in Sioux ngton FFA group stopped by to m at the MN State FFA Convention inMinneapolis.
Congratulations
Many schools in Minnesota showed their appreciation towards agriculture by having a "Drive Your TractortoSchoolDay".Toshowoursupport,C&Bt-shirtsweregiventoFFAchaptersinthelocations ofourMinnesotastores.Above:TracyFFAstudentsandstaff.Below:Edgertonstudentsposebytheir tractors.
Gene Brogan and Brandon McClendon traveled to South Korea for the Doosan meeting. They had full days of meetings and toursduringtheirstray.
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What's Happening
We recently sent a group of 25 C & B leaderstovisitKIONNorthAmerica in South Carolina. During their stay, they had the opportunity to explore KION's product line, tour their US equipment production and parts facilities, and gain exclusive insight intoKION'sfuturestrategies.
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Awards & Recognition
CLARK DEALER OF EXCELLENCE POLARIS NORTHSTAR REWARDS
JOHN DEERE LEADERS CLUB
2022 John Deere Leaders Club awards were received for all three ag A accounts. This award recognizesexceptionalcustomer,market,andoperationalperformancesthroughouttheyear.
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C & B Powersports is number 2 in top growing dealer, up 50% from last year for the district.
Currently leadingthedistrictyeartodateforNorthStarrewardspoints
Events & Sponsorships
MATE SHOW
BILLINGS, MT
C & B Billings was had a booth at the Montana AgriTrade Exposition where they came home with the Best of Show booth for Large Ag Booth division.
CAMPBELL COUNTY HOMESHOW
SHERIDAN, WY
C & B Sheridan had a nice display booth at the Campbell County Homeshow in late April.
BIG HORN HOME SHOW
SHERIDAN, WY
C & B Sheridan had a parking lot display at the Big Horn Homeshow put on by the Big Horn Builders Association.
SIOUX EMPIRE LIVESTOCK SHOW FSO
C & B was the bronze premier sponsor of the Sioux Empire Livestock Show this past winter.
ESTHERVILLE FFA AG
BUILDING
JACKSON & TRUMAN
C & B Jackson and C & B Truman made a donation to the Estherville FFA chapter This donation will go towards the building for an agriculture education building on the county fairgrounds.
MONDAK CULBERTSON, MT
C & B Culbertson had a nice display at the MONDAK Ag Days and Trade Show in early March.
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C & B had booth at the career fairs during the South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota FFA Conventions. With our sponsorships we are able to sponsor many of the youth FFA activities throughout the year.
C & B Mitchell sponsored the Mitchell Baseball Association. With the sponsorship we have two banners displayed on their fields for the season.
The stores in Montana came together to support Montana FFA at their Ag expo as well as different events throughout the year.
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SOUTH DAKOTA, IOWA, & MINNESOTA FFA
MITCHELL, SD
MITCHELL BASEBALL
REGION 6 & 7
MONTANA FFA
Graduate Highlight
Parents: Jordan & Jennifer Luhmann
School: Martin Luther High School
Travis Hampton
Parents: Doug and Kristi
Hampton
School: Firth High School
Leslie Palacios Huerta
Parents: Eddie Palacios and Sindi Huerta
School: Blackfoot High School
Levi Streed
Parents: Brian & Amy Streed
School: OABCIG
Grady Ray James
Spargur-Richardson
Parents: Chad Spargur-Richardson
and Pamela Spargur-Richardson
School: Circle High School
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Parents: Kent and Beth Senf
School: Fairmont High School
Parents: Lori Reed-Mueller
School: Fairmont Area School
Parents: Dustin Wollmuth & Tiffany Nasers School: Sibley Ocheyedan High School
Parents: Paul & Dawn Haberman
School: Heron LakeOkabena High School
CParents: Melissa & Corey Carter and Mike & Doria Hirsch
School: Selby High School
Ethan Haberman
Jochum Wollmuth
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Amy Thier igh School
Jamie Mueller
Graduate Highlight
Parents: Kelly & Sheri Artz
School: Fairmont High School
Parents: Matt & Sandra Trupe
School: Plentywood High School
Blaney Markman
Parents: Phil & Peggy Markman
School: University of Iowa with a Masters of Sceince in Athletic Training
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COMMITTED
This spring we had many graduates sign on with C & B to be part of our "Road to Success" program.
Jared Kruger
Northeast Iowa Community College - Calmar, IA
Joining our Sibley, IA team
Emily Nentwig
North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND
Joining our Glendive, MT team
Jamie Mueller
North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND
Joining our Truman, MN team
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COMMITTED
This spring we had many graduates sign on with C & B to be part of our "Road to Success" or our Apprenticeship programs.
Wyatt Luhmann
C & B Apprenticeship Program
Joining our Truman, MN team
Ty Berning
WyoTech - Laramie, WY
Joining our Powell, WY team
Levi Streed
Northeast Iowa Community College -
Calmar, IA
Joining our Ida Grove, IA team
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Thomas Braun 01/19/2018 Worthington Service Justin Holland 01/26/2018 Billings Sales Nicholas Wendell 02/08/2018 Powell Service Timothy Collins 02/11/2018 Chesapeake MH Service Donald Sina 02/26/2018 Worthington Service Derrick Argabright 03/12/2018 Roanoke MH Service Randy Heckmun 03/16/2018 Culbertson Service Brant VandeKop 03/16/2018 Luverne Parts Jason Brecher 03/16/2018 Pipestone Service Chad Henderson 03/19/2018 Worthington Service Adam Ackerman 03/26/2018 Sibley Service Brittany Criser 03/26/2018 Chesapeake MH Parts John Kiel 03/30/2018 Roscoe Service Buddy Collins 04/06/2018 Chilhowie MH Service David Angel 04/11/2018 Baton Rouge MH Service Charles Kynard Jr. 04/16/2018 Chesapeake MH Service Nathan Snook 04/18/2018 Miles City Service Benjamin Egbert 04/23/2018 Blackfoot Parts Brian Harrington 04/30/2018 Blackfoot Sales Ryan Knudson 04/30/2018 Jackson Sales Nevin Fix III 04/30/2018 Verona MH Service Cole Humpal 05/07/2018 Wagner Service Duane Dixon 05/08/2018 Plentywood Sales John Vermillion 05/11/2018 FSO Operations Support Matthew Dellman 05/11/2018 Luverne Service Kylan Summers 05/19/2018 Idaho Falls Parts Martha Rector 05/21/2018 Roanoke MH Sales Brett Barney 05/25/2018 Rexburg Parts Gavin Viland 05/25/2018 Pipestone Service Hayden Sanders 05/25/2018 Tracy Service Ashley Dubbs 05/29/2018 Billings Sales May Edition | page 12 C&B Insight
NAME
DATE LOCATION DEPARTMENT
Milestone Work Anniversaries 5 YEARS 5 YEARS
START
NAME START DATE LOCATION DEPARTMENT
Traci Ness 01/02/2013 Spencer Sales Tyrell Curnutt 01/25/2013 Blackfoot Service Micheal Plooster 02/11/2013 Corsica Sales Zachary Baus 02/11/2013 Gettysburg Service Brandon Lasar 02/13/2013 Billings Service Jason Graeve 02/26/2013 Ida Grove Service Matthew Hubner 03/04/2013 Tracy Service Adam Lansink 03/04/2013 Ida Grove Service Christopher Cleveland 03/04/2013 Verona MH Service Emily Brueggeman 03/07/2013 FSO Operations Support Shane Hirsch 03/08/2013 Miles City Parts Michael Hart 03/08/2013 Luverne Parts Erin Bohon 03/25/2013 Chamberlain Service Wade Brunk 04/01/2013 Lake Park Sales Jeffrey Fjelstad 04/12/2013 FSO Operations Support Tyler Reaney 04/19/2013 Yankton Service Adam Dirksen 05/06/2013 Ida Grove Parts Johnathan Kingry 05/13/2013 FSO IT Raymond Hanson 05/17/2013 Yankton Service Jonatan Sanchez 05/23/2013 Blackfoot Service Anna Nagel 05/28/2013 FSO Operations Support May Edition | page 13 C&B Insight
10 YEARS 10 YEARS
25 YEARS 25 YEARS
Travis Breeschoten 01/12/2008 Chamberlain Parts Kraig Forgey 01/21/2008 Gettysburg Service Bobby Davis 02/01/2008 Shreveport MH Service Mark Cihak 03/31/2008 Lake Park Service Jeremy Hebert 04/14/2008 FSO Operations Support Melissa Gembler 04/14/2008 FSO Finance Philip Wiese 04/16/2008 Jackson Service Miles Lammers 04/18/2008 Yankton Service Duane Simon 05/19/2008 FSO Precision Ag Enoch Hayden 05/23/2008 Chilhowie MH Service May Edition | page 14 C&B Insight 15 YEARS 15 YEARS NAME START DATE LOCATION DEPARTMENT 20 YEARS 20 YEARS NAME START DATE LOCATION DEPARTMENT Terry Reisdorfer 03/23/2003 Worthington Parts Nicholas Roth 05/12/2003 Miller Service Dwayne Hale 05/12/2003 Roanoke MH Parts
NAME START DATE LOCATION DEPARTMENT Larry Gambell 01/02/1998 Spencer Service Julius Huffman 01/19/1998 Alexandria MH Service Christopher Clayton 01/19/1998 Lynchburg MH Sales Scott Meyer 05/26/1998 Storm Lake Service
30 YEARS 30 YEARS
35 YEARS 35 YEARS
40 YEARS 40 YEARS
45 YEARS 45 YEARS
Becky Simon 01/18/1993 FSO Finance Lisa Haberer 02/15/1993 FSO Finance Darrin Hauck 02/16/1993 Yankton Parts Gary Wormsbecher 03/01/1993 Yankton Service Troy Bamberg 05/10/1993 Corsica Parts May Edition | page 15 C&B Insight
NAME START DATE LOCATION DEPARTMENT
NAME START DATE LOCATION DEPARTMENT Linda Connell 01/04/1988 FSO Operations Support Jeff Pravecek 01/18/1988 Yankton Sales Chad Wiener 03/24/1988 Worthington Sales Kenneth Miller 04/12/1988 St Albans MH Sales David Braun 05/01/1988 FSO Operations Support Bruce Schumacher 05/16/1988 Gettysburg Parts
NAME START DATE LOCATION DEPARTMENT Paul Hinz 02/01/1983 Roscoe Parts Lee DeBlieck 03/15/1983 FSO Operations Support James Primm 05/23/1983 FSO Human Resources
NAME START DATE LOCATION DEPARTMENT George Veenstra 02/20/1978 Corsica Sales Robert Johnson 04/01/1978 Plentywood Parts
Community Impact
The whole C&B Chilhowie Crew completely re-vamped some little league baseball fields this spring. Mowing, line preparation, hanging banners, fixing water and roof issues, fixing bleachers, painting dugouts, pressure washing buildings. The energy on that field of everyone working together was amazing.
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Our C & B Material Handling team in Bettendorf, IA team helped with cleaning up their local Children's Museum and built a new dig zone for the kids.
Community Impact
Our C & B Material Handling team in Alexandria recently showcased their dedication to making a positive impact on their community by volunteering at a local food bank.
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Our C & B Agriculture team in Roscoe, SD, helped their local volunteer fire department by cleaning up their space along with oil changes and maintenance on their vehicles.
Clinics & C eciations
SPRAYER CLINIC Ida Grove
March 3 | 50 attendees
SPRAYER CLINIC Truman
March 17 | 53 attendees
MEET & GREAT Truman
March 16 | 7 kids
SPRAYER & PLANTER CLINIC
St. James
March 23 | 56 Attendees
CUSTOMER CLINIC Slayton
March 24 | 29 attendees
PRECISION AG CUSTOMER CLINIC Crosby
March 28 | 9 attendees
PRECISION AG CUSTOMER CLINIC Culbertson
March 16 | 27 attendees
PRECISION AG CUSTOMER CLINIC Plentywood
March 17 | 4 attendees
SPRING PLANTER/SPRAYER CLINIC
Spencer
March 29 | 50 Attendees
PLANTER CLINIC
Mitchell
March 16 | 60 Attendees
LADIES NIGHT
St James
March 30 | 21 Attendees
PRECISION AG CUSTOMER CLINIC Circle
March 27 | 13 attendees
PRECISION AG CUSTOMER CLINIC Glasgow
March 15 | 12 attendees
SPRING PLANTER/SPRAYER CLINIC Storm Lake
March 30 | 50 attendees
SPRING CLINIC Sibley/Lake Park
March 30 | 75 attendees
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION Sibley
March 30 | 300+ attendees
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Out of Office News
Sage Kleinsasser was born on October 2, 2022, to parents Derek and Katelin. Sage weighed 6lbs 15oz and was 19.5 inches long.
Hudson Layne Elfrink was born on October 5th, 2022. He weighed 7lbs 10 oz when he was born. Proud father of Hudson is Xzavier Elfrink .
Liv Ruth Brown was born on September 21st, 2022. Parents of Liv are Ryan and Kristen Brown.
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What Our Customers Say
I professionally have been dealing with the team at the location near us for 7 years. The team, from the rental agents, service tech and delivery guys have always been great and helpful. C&B is always our first call when equipment is needed. Thank you Philip Kliebert and team!
Kevin Preston, Quixote Studio
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