Murphy Tractor and Equipment Company Inc. will host a grand opening celebration May 8 for its recently relocated Lincoln branch.

The event will be held at the new 23,575-sq.-ft. facility, which is situated on 6.4 acres. Located southeast of the Hwy 77 and Interstate 80 intersection, at 6100 Arbor Rd., the new building offers more interior space, multiple service bays, as well as a larger equipment yard for heavy equipment.

All customers and vendors are invited to join Branch Manager John Spellman and his staff to enjoy festivities from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Activities will include facility tours and a skid steer and backhoe rodeo competition. Product consultants from John Deere will be on site to provide demonstrations and share information about the new K Series loaders and G Series motorgraders.

Murphy Tractor & Equipment Company Inc., one of John Deere’s largest North American construction equipment dealers, is headquartered in Wichita, Kan. The organization has 16 locations throughout the mid-western states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

For more information, visit www.murphytractor.com or www.deere.com.

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