TAYLORVILLE — Rod Carls, the manager of the Edinburg Sloans Implement store, stopped by the Kwainis Club on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 to speak about the new facilities and the history of the Sloans business.
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TAYLORVILLE — The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from Rod Carls, manager of the Edinburg Sloans Implement dealership at their Tuesday noon meeting at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.
Carls stated that their Taylorville store was relocated to the new facility in Edinburg in July of last year. Currently the Edinburg store employs 22 and has a footprint of 52,000 square foot. The new shop area is large enough to house 10 combines. Currently sales are holding between 20 to 22 million dollars per year.
Carls went on to inform the Kiwanis club that Sloans started their business in 1931. Currently there are 26 locations located in three states allowing the company to maintain over 200 million dollars in inventory along with a parts inventory of over 25 million dollars. The company employs 280 service technicians company wide.
Technology is the focus with today’s business of farming. Carls explained a system called AMS or Ag Management Solutions connecting farming functions tied to a satellite system to assist with recording keeping. Sloans has 35 employees dedicated to support of the AMS system.
The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge. For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com or email the club at TaylorvilleKiwanis@gmail.com
