Erb Equipment Company held a grand opening celebration Nov. 6 for its new seven-acre facility in Owensboro, Ky. The new building, which was designed and built by Hartz Construction, a division of Scott & Murphy, is 16,800 sq. ft., and boasts nine service bays with 10-ton overhead cranes. Four service trucks, two delivery trucks, a seven-axle lowboy and a straight truck and trailer ensure customers always receive prompt service for their equipment.

ERB Equipment is a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) Corporation, and has 23 employees at this location. Bob Erb serves as chairman of the board, Carrie Roider is the CEO and Gregg Erb is the company president and director of sales.

The company has eight different locations in Fenton, Foristell, Cuba and Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Mt. Vernon, Ill.; Paducah and Owensboro, Ky.; and Evansville, Ind.

For more than 71 years, Erb Equipment Company has been a John Deere dealer. The company also carries NPK hammers, Genesis attachments, Bomag compaction equipment and Trail King trailers.

For more information, visit www.erbequipment.com.

Today's top stories

Growing Interest in Construction Careers Among Younger People Means Jobs Filled, Deadlines Met

Larry Young Paving Tackles Grade-Separated Interchange in Texas

Caltrans, Crews Working to Repair Highway Landslides

FIRSTGREEN Industries Launches ROCKEAT Electric Skid Steer Loader

'Tiltrotator Effect' Increases as Energy Consumption Goes Down

VIDEO: Birmingham, Ala., Awarded $14.5M Fed Grant to Revitalize Its 'Black Main Street'

Pettibone Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Cary-Lift

Fay Preps Way for Pittsburgh International Airport Modernization Project