AGCO’s Duluth headquarters employs hundreds of Atlanta area workers.
A tractor moves beside a soybean field at Iron Horse Farm with the J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center during a demonstration of how they work with precise harvesting using the latest technology from Georgia-based AGCO on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. AGCO has extended its lease for its Gwinnett County headquarters. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
One of America’s largest agriculture companies first planted its flag in metro Atlanta in 1990.
Now, 35 years later, AGCO says it’s sticking around long term, renewing its lease in Duluth, touting its access to talent as a major reason why.
Now, 35 years later, AGCO says it’s sticking around long term, renewing its lease in Duluth, touting its access to talent as a major reason why.
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AGCO CEO Eric Hansotia said the company has signed a 15-year lease to stay at its Duluth headquarters because “We have good connectivity to farming in the area. … There’s a lot of advantages, and we’ve had good luck here.” (Jason Getz/AJC)
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Fortune 500 company AGCO, which has its corporate headquarters in Duluth, recently celebrated its 35-year anniversary. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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The Walker family’s Walker Farms saw swathes of farmland and timberland ravaged by Hurricane Helene in 2024. The hurricane was just one of many burdens faced by the agricultural sector in recent years, a list that includes declining commodity prices, higher seed and fertilizer costs, rapid changes to global trade and persistent labor shortages. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2025)
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