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powered machines, so they are safe from the elements in the winter months,” Luke explains.“ Being in the Northeast we can get several feet of snow and want to protect these types of machines but keep them on charge. When showing potential buyers the products, it’ s much nicer to do so inside the shop when the weather is bad, too.
“ The new shop also has more bays to house bigger cranes that need work when our primary shop is being used. The higher ceilings allow for the boom on some units to extend further when being worked on,” he adds. years, Luke notes how this development will benefit the area.“ The project will put Syracuse on the map and make up for all the major manufacturing industry that we’ ve lost over the years. Of course, a project on that scale, and the resulting infrastructure expansions, will need a lot of machines, and we intend to be in the thick of it for the companies who win the bid!”
With the Micron project on the agenda for the future, Luke is maintaining focus on the rest of 2025.“ We’ re continuing to acquire new machines from all the manufacturers we’ re authorized to sell, and our sales team is doing a great job of moving them. We just saw the best year we’ ve ever had in 2024, and 2025 is looking to overtake that,” he says.“ Essentially, we are looking to sell as many machines, parts, and as much service as possible. We’ ve been busy moving the inventory we have, and we’ ve got more on the way from all our manufacturers. We’ re looking forward to finishing the year strong.
“ We will always keep an eye on industry trends and advancements to influence what we purchase moving forward,” concludes Luke.“ We pride ourselves on being a dealer that wows customers with our solutions and our recommendations of what they need.” ■
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Ahead of the curve
On the horizon, Luke mentions a potential business opportunity: the announcement that Micron Technology is investing in a huge semiconductor fabrication facility about 20 minutes away. Predicted to create nearly 50,000 jobs in the region over the next 20 construction-today. com 75