Though Black Hills Power Equipment is currently owned and operated by mom-n-pop team Kay and Tim McTavish, the first thing the couple did when buying the dealership almost three years ago was to convert it from a “mom-n-pop saw shop” into a modern retailing business. The dealership had been in business since the mid ’80s, and the previous owners had moved it to its current location in 2005.
The business had made a name for itself as a pro logging shop, but the need for logging saws had faded as the industry increasingly mechanized.