If you’ve travelled around the Midwest, you may have seen signs for Butler Machinery. While you may have known it specializes in heavy equipment, you may not have known that this expanding company has its roots right here in North Dakota. In 1955, Francis J. Butler, a former contractor from Grand Forks, became a Caterpillar equipment dealer. He began with very small facilities in Fargo and Grand Forks, providing service in eastern North Dakota and in Clay County, Minnesota. In 1957, Butler