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Sioux Automation Center goes from fitting in a garage 45 years ago to an international agricultural manufacturing company

By Donna Farris, Special Sections Editor
Jan 3, 2007
Jan 3, 2007

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When it was founded 45 years ago, Sioux Automation Center fit into a garage. Today it’s an international company that employs 145 people, manufactures agricultural as well as trucking and crane equipment, and handles the world’s largest inventory of feed mixer parts.

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