The Business and Marketing Management Technology students on the Raymond Campus of Hinds Community College recently were invited to tour the headquarters of Puckett Machinery. The Caterpillar heavy-machinery dealer recently opened a 150,000-square-foot, $30 million facility, with approximately 200 employees in Flowood, Mississippi. Puckett Machinery has 5 additional dealerships located in Mississippi.
Kennon Ferguson, Puckett Machinery sales manager and husband of Barbie Ferguson (Raymond campus Business and Marketing adjunct faculty), personally guided students on a tour that included the Marketing, Information Technology, Sales and Parts divisions of the company.
Mr. Ferguson emphasized the importance of the vision, mission and values of the company to the students by relaying to them that their purpose was to remind them of why they were there, where they wanted the company to go and how they wanted to get there. The core values at Puckett are integrity, excellence, teamwork and commitment.
