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By Christen M. Stroh

The Toro Company officially celebrated its 100th birthday on July 10, 2014 and has culminated its celebration over the past year by inviting the public to celebrate with them – by sharing their own Toro stories and learning the history of the company they've come to trust.

Toro products and solutions, available in over 90 countries, help everyone – from homeowners to agricultural growers, from golf courses to governmental institutions, from sports venues to school sites – enrich the beauty, productivity and sustainability of the land.

On a scale ranging from local to global, the Toro mower is a piece of equipment with which many homeowners and business owners are acquainted, keeping lawns and green spaces neatly trimmed everywhere, and Toro sprinkler systems, snow blowers, and agricultural and farming equipment are also familiar to many as well.

The Toro Motor Company was founded in 1914 in St. Paul, MN to build engines for The Bull Tractor Company. Over the next several decades, they would introduce a mowers, farming equipment, and sprinkler systems, and even snow blowers, each improving with the advancement of technology. In 1952, Toro opened a research and development facility to test new products and conduct agronomic research – at the time, this was the first such facility in the world.

Toro prides itself in being customer-oriented as has been from the beginning, working to make life easier and more enjoyable for the customers they serve. The people at Toro recognize their customers, but also acknowledge their success comes from all the local businesses that carry their products as well. Gilcon Tool, located on Library Road in Castle Shannon, and Crossroads Mower Center, located on E. McMurray Road in Canonsburg, are two such businesses that carry Toro products and have helped Toro reach 100 years in business.

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