Amish Country Furnishings has moved from downtown to Bismarck Expressway.
Justin Schmaltz, owner of Amish Country Furnishings, relocated his furniture store to 1911 E. Bismarck Expressway, next to Premier Audio, last week.
Schmaltz hadn’t been actively looking to make a move but, when a friend told him the space was open, he took it.
“The main issue was parking,” he said as the large furniture sets had to be loaded and unloaded.
And now he has a little more space — about 1,000 square feet more — that’s allowing him to add inventory in the next couple months. Once it has all arrived, he plans to hold a grand opening sale.
Visits to the new location have been good, Schmaltz indicated.
“The traffic on Expressway is huge,” he said, with about 22,000 cars a day going past.
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Hours are the same, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Closed on Sundays.
Schmaltz’s former space at 402 E. Main Ave. is for rent by owner Roger Zink.
New space
Factory Motor Parts, which supplies automotive parts and chemicals, is building a new location in Bismarck.
Founded in 1945 in Minneapolis, Factory Motor Parts opened its first North Dakota location in 1993 and currently has locations in Bismarck, Minot and Fargo.
The company broke ground on a new 21,793-square-foot Bismarck facility earlier this year at 2525 Vermont Ave., according to a statement by market area manager Mugs Hohbein.
The current building is at 1812 Lee Ave. and supplies brands such as FVP and SPLASH.
Dakota Farm Equipment sold
Gooseneck Implement, a John Deere dealership located in northwestern North Dakota, bought out Dakota Farm Equipment last month.
Dakota Farm Equipment's five stores in Dickinson, Beach, Bowman, Elgin and Lemmon, S.D. will now be under the Gooseneck brand. With this addition, Gooseneck Implement’s territory will cover most of western North Dakota, northern South Dakota and southeastern Montana.
Dakota Farm Equipment has been run by the Ballard Family for three generations.
“We have a lot of respect for the Ballard family, their employees and their customers,” Kevin Borud, COO of Gooseneck Implement, said in a statement. “We look forward to continuing to support the farmers and ranchers in this area and will continue to build on the strong foundation the Ballard family has established with Dakota Farm Equipment over the past 74 years.”
Dakota Farm Equipment's more than 85 employees have the option to stay with the new company, Gooseneck said in a statement.