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The American-German Institute (AGI) of Johns Hopkins University has honored Dr. Nikolas Stihl, chairman of the advisory board and supervisory board of STIHL, with the Global Leadership Award 2024. The award was presented at a gala dinner in New York …

Home Hardware Stores Ltd. announced the appointment of John Pierce to the role of chief retail operations officer. Reporting to Home Hardware Stores Ltd.’s president and CEO, Kevin Macnab, Pierce will oversee field operations, Dealer support functions, business development, real …

Sunshine Ace Hardware has announced plans to open a new retail store at Pelican Bay in Naples, just miles from where the company opened its first location 65 years ago. The new store will occupy about 20,000 square feet of …

At the culmination of its fourth annual Fore the Cause charity golf tournament on June 10, the Do it Best Foundation announced a new fundraising milestone. Through this one-day event held across four of the Midwest’s top golf courses, the …

Ace Hardware announced today that its home services offerings are now provided in over 5,000 zip codes, with at least one branch location in each of the 48 continental U.S. “We are so excited to introduce Ace Hardware Home Services …

HPM Building Supply has acquired Maui’s leading building component manufacturer, Truss Systems Hawaii, creating a new division known as Truss Systems by HPM that will serve the Valley Isle. All 33 Truss Systems Hawaii team members have become HPM owner-employees, …

Tractor Supply Company announced the opening of its 500th garden center location in Lowell, Indiana. The company opened its first garden center in Rome, Georgia, in July 2020. To date, Tractor Supply operates garden centers in 41 states and plans to …

Consumers are still willing to buy even as smaller job and wage gains and high interest rates are slowing the growth of consumer spending, National Retail Federation (NRF) chief economist Jack Kleinhenz says. “U.S. economic growth for the remainder of …