CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – Bane-Welker is pleased to announce they have just opened their brand-new building located at their current address, 2686 US 35 in Winamac. The former building was demolished on January 17th.

“We’re thrilled to be able to offer customers a new place to shop,” stated Jason Bane, president of Bane-Welker Equipment. “The original store was in need of some updates, and we wanted to give our team and our customers a place they would look forward to working and shopping in.”

A small ribbon cutting ceremony was scheduled for Jan. 23rd, and a public open house is planned for the spring.

Bane-Welker Equipment, founded in 1967 by the late Kenneth and Patricia Bane, is an agriculture equipment company representing Case IH and other complimentary brands. Bane-Welker offers new and used equipment, parts, sales, service, precision farming, online parts sales, and customer support. The company operates nine stores in Indiana: Crawfordsville, La Crosse, Lebanon, Remington, Terre Haute, Pendleton, Plymouth, Winamac and Wingate; and six in Ohio: Circleville, Eaton, Georgetown, Plain City, Utica and Wilmington. In 2018, the company became 100 percent employee owned.