House-Hasson Hardware’s acquisition of Long-Lewis Hardware has brought key changes to both companies. House-Hasson has received a new regional manager; 10 new sales staff members; and 150, 18-wheeler truckloads of merchandise placed on warehouse shelves to sell. “This was an …
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The year 2015 is coming to a close, which means it’s time for business owners to think about renewing or purchasing a health insurance plan for the coming year. NRHA’s health insurance expert Bob Chiesa, president of Custom Benefits Insurance …
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Hensel’s Ace Hardware has taken an unusual approach to store layout, and owning two buildings in the heart of their city makes that possible. As the Arcata, California, business has grown, it has steadily moved into more of the town’s …
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Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (IPG®) announced the acquisition of RJM Manufacturing, Inc. (TaraTape), a manufacturer of filament and pressure-sensitive tapes. TaraTape revenue for the most recently completed fiscal year was approximately $20 million. The purchase price of $11 million was financed with funds …
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Patricia Anawalt, who died in October at age 91, was a former UCLA anthropologist and chairman of Anawalt Lumber in Los Angeles. The lumber company was founded in 1923 and is still family owned. The business has four retail locations in …
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Homes burned to ash, 150-year-old trees vanished as if they had never grown and soot blackened the countryside behind wildfires that spread through tens of thousands of acres in Northern California. At least one local hardware store owner fought the …
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Orgill, Inc. has announced it will be relocating its headquarters to Collierville, Tennessee, which is a suburb of Memphis. The company will construct a new 100,000-square-foot office building to house its worldwide headquarters. Construction is expected to begin in 2016. The company …
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E-commerce accounts for only 7 percent of U.S. retail sales, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But 87 percent of consumers say they go online to look for information about a store before visiting, according to a Google study. The …
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