(Spencer)– A Spencer man has been named the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Renew Rural Iowa Entrepreneur of the month.
The organization is honoring Gary Hoefling who turned his passion for tractor mechanics into a thriving business known as the The Motor Works and G.H. Repair in Spencer.
Hoefling specializes in repairing and rebuilding John Deere tractors and produces and sells parts, carburetors in particular, in the United States and abroad. He has customers in France, Germany and South Africa.
Hoefling started The Motor Works and G.H. repair in 1993. He says the Motor Works was started as part of a northwest Iowa John Deere dealership specializing in complete drop-in replacement and repowering of engines. In 2002 The Motor Works was acquired by G.H. Repair and moved to Spencer.
Hoefling says he’s working on making tractor engines burn cleaner and more efficiently by making them compatible with ethanol.
The Renew Rural Iowa program is an Iowa Farm Bureau initiative supporting new and existing businesses through education, mentoring and financial resources. It’s accepting registration for a seminar November 2nd featuring Curt Nelson, President of the Entrepreneurial Development Center. The seminar will be held at the Iowa Farm Bureau in West Des Moines. More information and registration is available on-line at www.renewruraliowa.com.
