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3rd-generation Ag Equipment Dealership to Close After 95 Years

In mid-May, the management of Carl F. Statz & Sons Inc. located in Waunakee, Wis., announced on its Facebook page that the dealership would be closing on June 30. 

The 3rd-generation dealership, Carl F. Statz & Sons has been a Polaris and New Holland dealer, as well as a Case IH Service Center, selling farm implements, lawn and garden equipment and recreational vehicles. Over the past 6 weeks, the dealership has been holding sales and will, after the closing is official, look to auctions and liquify the inventory or return equipment and vehicles. 

A June 20 article in The Star, covered the dealership’s background, and the long and strong history of its multi-generational management. Her article noted the family’s history, including the third-generation Statz team, made up of Dean, who has worked at the dealership for 38 years, and cousins Mike, Brad, Mark and Bob. Each had a different role. 

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