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Fresno golf cart business purchased
A Fresno-based golf cart company got a second
chance when a Sacramento company came in as
a last-minute buyer. original online presence as Google populates the
Central Valley name as the first search option
when looking for electric vehicles in the area.
Nick’s Custom Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles
purchased Central Valley Golf & Utility in March,
according to Scott Murphy, owner of Nick’s. The
doors had closed for Central Valley in January
when owner Lew Solomon retired. Murphy came into the business in 2017 after
working at Sleep Train and spending too much
time on the road. Himself a golfer, when he
went into Nick’s in Sacramento, he began talking
about the business with the owner’s son. It was
in that conversation that he decided to purchase
the business. The locations in Sacramento and
Benicia would make up his first business.
“After owning the business for 27 years, I just
thought it was time to take it a little bit easy,”
Solomon said. “Ever since college, I worked every
day for 61 years.”
Both being Club Car dealers, the duo had met
and Solomon told told Murphy he was looking
to close up shop, Murphy said. They were able
to reach a deal and Murphy brought over seven
people from Central Valley.
“I wasn’t going to buy it unless I had the people,”
Murphy said. The deal closed early March and
by mid-month they were open. Customers go
beyond merely golf courses.
With the needs of farmers and ranchers for his
product, Murphy said he had been looking to get
into the Central Valley for some time. Everything
from resorts to college campuses use them to
move people and equip-
ment.
Before buying the busi-
ness, Murphy wanted to
keep the Central Valley
name for a year during
the transition, but he
decided now would be
a good time for a name
change. Murphy is still
planning on keeping the
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“It was a little nerve-wracking,” he said. “I had just
gotten into the operation and started figuring
it out. It was going to take time to lay the right
framework where we could capitalize on the
opportunities.”
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