Fifty years ago, Bill Chandler borrowed $1,000 from the bank to open up a farming equipment business. He was a teacher in North Hall, but his income wasn’t paying the bills. “I was trying to earn a living and I always wanted to be in some kind of business,” Chandler said. What started off with three people and $9,000 in profits the first year, transformed to a 90-staff team and making $16-17 million per year.