UPDATE: Columbia-based EquipmentShare goes public

January 23, 2026 Dilipadmin Mid-Missouri News
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Columbia-based EquipmentShare is going public today (Friday).

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Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick and numerous other dignitaries attended April 2025’s ribbon-cutting ceremony at EquipmentShare in Columbia (April 9, 2025 file photo courtesy of Governor Mike Kehoe’s Twitter page)

The company made the announcement this morning that it has begun trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “EQPT.” Hundreds of EquipmentShare employees are gathering this morning at the company’s Columbia technology center to watch the bell-ringing ceremony.

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Hundreds of people attended April 2025’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for EquipmentShare’s new $100-million headquarters in Columbia (April 9, 2025 file photo courtesy of EquipmentShare’s Amy Susan)

Governor Mike Kehoe and numerous dignitaries gathered in April for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $100-million new headquarters in Columbia.

EquipmentShare was founded in Columbia in 2015 and now has more than 300 locations nationwide. Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe says EquipmentShare’s growth has been incredible to watch.