HISTORY
HISTORY
For Over 30 Years, We Have Been Striving to be Your John Deere Dealer of Choice
OUR STORY
C & B Operations, LLC operates thirty-seven John Deere dealerships in
South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. It began in 1988 when Dan Cronin and Rod Burwell
purchased the John Deere store in Gettysburg, SD to keep a dealership open in Dan’s hometown.
The Cronin’s own and operate a farm and ranch operation, started in 1909, near Gettysburg, SD.
Dan Cronin passed away in 1999 and one of his sons, Matt Cronin, took the role of President of
C & B Operations at that time. Rod Burwell spent time in Gettysburg as a child, worked on the
Cronin Family Farm and remained close friends with Dan. Rod Burwell passed away in 2015 and his son,
Peter Burwell assumed Rod’s role as President of Burwell Enterprises
and Chairman of C & B Operations LLC.
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South Dakota
- 1988: Gettysburg (formerly Potter County Implement),
SD Regional Headquarters, C & B Corporate Headquarters - 1989: Selby (formerly Walworth County Implement)
- 1995: Miller (formerly Greenline Implement of Hand County)
- 1996: Roscoe (formerly Edmunds County Implement)
- 2011: Freeman (formerly Fred Haar Co.)
- 2011: Wagner (formerly Fred Haar Co.)
- 2011: Yankton (formerly Fred Haar Co.)
- 2011: Mitchell (formerly Davison County Implement)
- 2018: Corsica (formerly Noteboom Implement)
- 2018: Parkston (formerly Noteboom Implement)
- 2018: Chamberlain (formerly Noteboom Implement)
- 2018: Rebranded all stores as C & B Operations
Minnesota
- 1997: St James (formerly Tri County Implement)
- 1997: Jackson (formerly Tri County Implement) new location and building 2015
- 2000: Truman (formerly Martin County Implement)
- 2008: Luverne (formerly Rock County Implement)
- 2008: Edgerton (formerly Edgerton Equipment)
- 2008: Pipestone (formerly Pipestone County Implement)
- 2013: Worthington (formerly Nobles County Implement)
- 2013: Tracy (formerly Lyon County Implement)
- 2013: Slayton (formerly Murray County Implement)
- 2018: Rebranded all stores as C & B Operations
Montana/Wyoming
- 1997: Billings (formerly Yellowstone County Implement)
MT Regional Headquarters, Signature Fuel Systems (diesel pump repair) - 1998: Miles City (formerly Horizon Implement)
- 2000: Sheridan, WY (formerly Sheridan County Implement)
- 2008: Powell, WY (formerly Park County Implement)
- 2017: Glendive (formerly Dawson County Implement)
- 2018: Culbertson (formerly Farm Equipment Sales)
- 2018: Circle (formerly Farm Equipment Sales)
- 2018: Glasgow (formerly Farm Equipment Sales)
- 2018: Plentywood (formerly Farm Equipment Sales)
- 2018: Rebranded all stores as C & B Operations
Idaho
- 1997: Idaho Falls (formerly Bonneville County Implement)
- 1997: Rexburg (formerly Madison County Implement)
- 2012: Blackfoot (formerly Bingham County Implement)
- 2018: Rebranded all stores as C & B Operations
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Iowa
- 2018: Sibley (formerly Noteboom Implement)
- 2018: Spencer (formerly Noteboom Implement)
- 2018: Ida Grove (formerly Noteboom Implement)
- 2018: Lake Park (formerly Noteboom Implement)
- 2018: Storm Lake (formerly Noteboom Implement)
- 2018: Rebranded all stores as C & B Operations
Our New Logo
The C & B Diamond Shape not only pulls the "C", "&", and "B" together, its four corners resemble Growth in All Directions. It's symmetrical and strong, representing the Well-Balanced Organization that is C & B.