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Industry Beat March 2014 | Construction Equipment Distribution | www.cedmag.com | 15 PRODUCTIVE, DURABLE, VALUE. ® GRAPPLES LOWE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 18903 High Point Road Viola, WI 54664 PH: (888) DIG-LOWE (344-5693) FX: (608) 538-3995 www.LoweMan.com Lowe @ LoweMan.com TRENCHERS AUGERS GRAPPLES GR GRA RAP APPLE PPL PLE LES ES Thompson Machinery is building a new, 42,000-square-foot, $6 million facility, to serve the Tupelo, Miss. area. Staff gath- ered for a photo during a groundbreaking ceremony held Jan. 31 at the site of the new store in Beldin, Miss. Thompson Machinery, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2014, is the Caterpillar dealer for Middle Tennessee, West Tennessee, and North Mississippi. The shop area will include 17 service bays, four 7.5 ton bridge cranes and four jib cranes deployed in an innova- tive quad design that allows more options for placing machines and engines. Also planned is an undercarriage shop with full track press, an 8,000-square-foot parts warehouse with cross-docking, and 11,000 square feet of office space. Completion is expected in late 2014. Thompson Machinery to Build New Full Service Facility in Beldin, Miss. -DPHV:KLWÀHOG:DLW]PDQ Former AED Chairman (1968), James Whitfield Waitzman passed away at the age of 91 on Feb.1, 2014. Waitzman started his career at Tractor and Equipment Co. in Birmingham, Ala., after WW II and worked his way through all departments to become president and chairman of the board. He also served on the Board of the Alabama Roadbuilders Association and the Alabama Coal Associa- tion and was elected to the Roadbuilders Hall of Fame. A lifelong resident of Birmingham, Waitzman attended Auburn University before joining the Navy in 1942, immediately after Pearl Harbor. He was commissioned as an officer and as a Naval Aviator and proudly served until 1945. Wait- zman is remembered for his strong Catholic faith and devotion to family and friends. Michael D. Hart Longtime AED member Michael D. Hart passed away on Jan. 29, 2014, at the age of 68. Hart was president and owner of Hart's Tractor, based in Elmhurst, Ill. He was the beloved husband of Dana; father of Michael J. (Katie), Dorothy, Steve, Shari and Allison; papa of David and Connor. IN MEMORY OF: