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Mead Lumber will complete the renaming of former Knecht Home Center stores this week when its Cañon City, Colorado, location officially changes its name to Mead Lumber.
The move marks the final step in a brand transition that began in Oct. 2025 with the company’s locations in Rapid City and Spearfish, South Dakota, and Gillette and Sheridan, Wyoming. The changes bring all five former Knecht Home Center locations under the Mead Lumber name.
“Bringing our Cañon City location under the Mead Lumber name completes an important step in unifying our brand across these markets,” says Dave Anderson, president and CEO of Mead Lumber. “While the name is changing, customers will continue to see the same team, the same service and the same commitment to quality they have come to expect.”
The Cañon City location will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 13 to mark the occasion, followed by a customer lunch.
“We have been part of the Cañon City community for decades, and Mead Lumber has owned this location since 2011,” says DJ Fahey, manager of Mead Lumber in Cañon City. “Other than the name, nothing else is changing. The same people will continue to serve the community, and we hope the name change helps more people realize we are a lumber yard too.”
