Monthly Archives: January 2016

January 29, 2016

NEW VP OF RENTAL SERVICES NAMED.

Congratulations  are in order for Buddy Braach (Meridian) who is taking on a position held by only two other people since its inception 20 years ago.  This week the Cat Rental Store veteran was named Vice President of Rental Services.

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January 27, 2016

BENGALS MAKE WAY FOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

When walking through the doors of Holt Arena at ISU one would expect to hear squeaky high-tops on a shiny wood floor, the sporadic echo of an inflated leather ball bouncing and a lively crowd roaring with excitement. On January 19th – 21st, though, the collegiate basketball gym was emitting a quiet humming sound instead.

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January 13, 2016

UPDATING SPOKANE.

Office work in a construction zone, lunches with no breakroom and power loss from a wind storm may seem difficult, but the Spokane CRS and General Line (GL) groups fought through it all and managed beautiful renovations. And there’s more to come.

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January 11, 2016

INCOMING!

Meet the newest additions to the Western States Family! Mouse-over the pictures to see their names and locations:

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January 10, 2016

EMSOLUTIONS RENOVATES FOR IMPROVED SERVICE.

Equipment Management (EM) Solutions just completed a major renovation. With over 2400 units in Vision Link, 1370 units actively being monitored and the search for an EMS Manager, these renovations couldn’t have finished at a better time!

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January 8, 2016

CONTINUED PASSION AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.

“When I was about 10 or 11 years old, I went to Western Equipment with my Dad. He had to buy some parts…The Parts person gave me a hat that had the company name on it. When I got back in the pick-up, I said to my Dad ‘when I grow up, I’m going to … Continue reading CONTINUED PASSION AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.

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January 6, 2016

KALISPELL RETIREMENT AFTER 36 YEARS.

The year was 1979. Atari released Asteroids, Three Mile Island suffered a partial nuclear meltdown and Pink Floyd released The Wall. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Jimmy Carter was the President and both George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan announced their candidacy for the next presidential election.

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January 4, 2016

SPECIAL DELIVERY!

Story Update: On November 9 we ran a story about an Oregon woman who won a Cat 262D Skid Steer at the American Angus National Convention. After a lot of coordination and anticipation, we were able to catch up with Maxine and Jason Davis at the Antone Ranch in Mitchell, Oregon for the Christmas delivery of … Continue reading SPECIAL DELIVERY!

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