Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. prepared to close out the year in Ohio with a round of Holiday Open House events at several of the dealership’s locations in Ohio. The dealership kicked off the celebrations with an open house event at its Vandalia location on Dec. 12, followed by an event at its branch in Brunswick, Ohio, on Dec.r 16 and finished up with events at its Lima locations on the 17 and the Painesville location on the 18.

The annual events are held as a way to thank Murphy Tractor & Equipment’s customers during the holiday season, an ideal time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the incoming new year. Customers were treated to lunch, door prizes and up close looks at John Deere Construction Equipment and John Deere Commercial Worksite Products.

Factory representatives from John Deere as well as representatives from some of the dealership’s other lines, including Jay Noel and Kyle Bias of NPK and Cody Muhek of Valuepart Inc. were also on hand to visit and take part in the celebrations.

Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. Inc., one of John Deere’s largest North American construction equipment dealer organizations, is headquartered in Park City, Kan. The organization has locations throughout the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Nebraska. For more information, visit www.murphytractor.com.

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