Murphy Tractor & Equipment Company, the John Deere Construction Equipment dealer organization in North Platte, Neb., has added Jody Karn to its staff as a compact equipment sales manager. Karn will be responsible for compact track loaders, skid steer and compact excavator sales in western Nebraska.

Karns has more than 25 years of sales experience and is a native of central Nebraska.

“He will be a tremendous asset to his customers and we are extremely pleased he has joined our staff,” said Dwight Englert, branch manager.

Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. has expanded its area of responsibility recently to include John Deere compact equipment at all locations in Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and two locations in Iowa.

Murphy Tractor and Equipment Company Inc., one of John Deere’s largest North American construction equipment dealer organizations, is headquartered in Wichita, Kan. The organization has 24 locations throughout the mid-western states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and Nebraska.

For more information, visit www.murphytractor.com.