ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

• 6/6/2023

  Bosch to expand its power tool plant in N.C.

  Power tool maker plans $130 million investment in its Lincolnton site; will create 400 jobs.

  Tim Burke

  
• 6/5/2023

  Habitat for Humanity to get $6 million donation from Lowe’s

  Support goes to home repair jobs like Habitat’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project.

  Tim Burke

  
• 6/4/2023

  Do it Best keeps on growing

  Home improvement cooperative promotes 3, adds 9 to the team.

  Tim Burke

  
• 5/31/2023

  Westlake Ace spins-up a fan drive

  Donations at all its hardware stores help Salvation Army buy fans for the needy to stay cool.

  Tim Burke

  
• 5/29/2023

  PPG partners with AdoptAClassroom.org

  STEM support comes through PPG grants to 10 middle and high schools.

  Tim Burke

  
• 5/29/2023

  Hardware staffing challenges

  Two Midwest hardware store owners tell it like it is – from the front lines of staffing.

  Tim Burke

  
• 5/23/2023

  Teknor Apex adds color to bio-based thermoplastics

  Color solutions make UBQ climate-positive thermoplastics brighter.

  Tim Burke

  
• 5/23/2023

  Dazey’s Supply opens in Indiana

  California hardware store, and Do it Best dealer, comes to the Midwest.

  Tim Burke

  
• 5/22/2023

  Lowe’s Q1 sales down

  Revenue lower, notes CEO, driven by record lumber deflation and unfavorable spring weather.

  Tim Burke

  
• 5/19/2023

  Tapping the ‘awesome’ value of video

  YouTube sensation April Wilkerson explains how video can spur hardware stores to increased profitability.

  Tim Burke