Alabama: Marvin’s
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Alaska: Andy’s Ace Hardware Arizona: Havasu Hardware Arkansas: Whit Davis Lumber Plus California: Friedman’s Home Improvement Colorado: McGuckin Hardware Connecticut: Killingworth True Value Delaware: Wagner Hardware Florida: Proctor Ace Hardware Georgia: Intown Ace Hardware Hawaii: City Mill Idaho: Pro X Home Center Illinois: J.C. Licht True Value Indiana: Sullivan Hardware & Garden Iowa: Bomgaars Kansas: Westlake Ace Hardware Kentucky: Brownsboro Hardware Louisiana: Stine Home + Yard Maine: Oak Hill Ace Hardware Maryland/DC: A Few Cool Hardware Stores Massachusetts: Norfolk Hardware Michigan: Zeeland Lumber & Supply Minnesota: Marv’s True Value
The 2020 Class of STIHL Hardware Superstars
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t takes a little more to be an All Star. And It takes a lot more to be a Superstar. For the past 10 years, HBSDealer has chronicled All-Star performance, All-Star service and All-Star retail innovation by recognizing 50 hardware and building supply stores — one from each of the 50 United States. Now, to celebrate the 10 th year of the program, the STIHL Hardware All Star class of 2020 honors the best of the best. These Hardware Superstars were selected from each state’s lineup of honorees from the past decade. Obviously, the competition was out of this world. Clearly, difficult decisions were made by judges. Probably, there will be some disagreement. (And we encourage your letters.) But there is no doubt that there is something super special about the class of 2020 Superstars. The editors wish to thank all of the people who submitted recommendations and feedback that helped produce this list. And, of course, we wish to congratulate the 50 Superstars.
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Mississippi: Coastal Hardware Missouri: Overland Hardware Montana: Sliters Lumber Nebraska: Builders Nevada: Bath Lumber New Hampshire: Benson Lumber New Jersey: Bernardsville Hardware New Mexico: Metzger’s Hardware New York: Costello’s Ace Hardware North Carolina: Town & Country North Dakota: Lumber Mart Ohio: Nutter Hardware Oklahoma: Boehs Building Supply Oregon: Parkrose Hardware Pennsylvania: Triangle Building Supplies Rhode Island: Jerry’s Paint & Hardware South Carolina: Simpsons Ace Hardware South Dakota: Kopetsky’s Hardware Tennessee: Country Farm & Home Texas: Guadalupe Lumber Utah: Escalante Home Center Vermont: J&H Hardware Virginia: TW Perry Washington: Johnsons Home & Garden West Virginia: General Building Supply Wisconsin: Qualheim’s True Value Wyoming: Bloedorn Lumber
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