Ace Brandt grew up on a farm in rural North Dakota, the son of long-time agri-businessman Larry Brandt. Larry died in 1979 when Ace was 18 years old, requiring Ace to manage the daily operations of the family farm at a young age.
Ace Brandt set out on a course of growth in 1993, which has taken him beyond the traditional tilling of the soil. Brandt Holdings Co., owned entirely by Ace Brandt, has John Deere agricultural dealerships in California, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and a John Deere engine distributorship in Des Moines, Iowa. Additionally, Ace owns Vermeer Northeast, which controls Vermeer dealerships in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts, and SE Equipment, Inc. doing business as Bobcat of Savannah in Georgia and Bobcat of Greenville, Spartanburg, North Charleston and Columbia in South Carolina. |
