Murphy Tractor & Equipment, one of John Deere’s largest North American construction equipment dealers, broke ground on its newest John Deere equipment dealership June 22 in the Crossroads.

The dealership is being constructed at 9400 Bass Pro Boulevard, Rossford, and Mosser Construction is the general contractor for the project.

The project will be a 30,000-square-foot pre-engineered building with a sales area, showroom, parts warehouse and large service center with eight high bays for general equipment service, according to Sonia Cox, marketing director for Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co.

“All bays will have the ability to be serviced with an overhead crane providing a much safer and efficient maintenance and repair process,” she explained.

In addition, all exterior hard surfaces will be concrete resulting in more than 3.5 acres of new pavement, she added.

The new dealership will carry the John Deere line of new and used compact and construction equipment, Ms. Cox noted.

Founded in 1982, Murphy Tractor & Equipment is headquartered in Park City, Kansas, and has 31 locations throughout Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Staffed by more than 700 employees, each location has a full complement of equipment and parts inventories, service technicians and field service capabilities.

The dealership is expected to be completed in March 2023.