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WISCONSIN Tomahawk

Qualheim’s True Value celebrated a grand opening of the retailer’s third True Value hardware store in northeast Wisconsin. Qualheim’s also operates in Park Falls and Shawano. ILLLINOIS Mount Carmel

R.P. Lumber Co., Inc. acquired Kieffer Lumber in Mount Carmel, Ill. The move gives R.P. Lumber, a family-owned hardware and building materials retailer, its 59th Illinois location and its 85th location overall. MICHIGAN Delton

Big C Lumber of Granger, Ind., acquired Delton Pole Building Supply Co. Of Delton, Mich. Delton Pole has been in business for 30 years, with a specialty in post-frame buildings, as well as materials for new home construction and home remodeling.

COLORADO Denver

Kodiak Building Partners has acquired Western Interior Supply based in Denver, Colo Founded in 1985, WIS acoustical materials in the Denver-area commercial building industry. It’s Kodiak’s first acquisition in the gypsum space since 2017. MISSISSIPPI Biloxi

Ellzey’s Hardware at the corner of Main and Howard Avenue closed its doors after serving the East Biloxi community since 1914. Co-owner Sandra Cannette, granddaughter of the founder, Curtis Ellzey Sr., told the Mississippi Free Press that she was ready to retire. FLORIDA Pensacola

Tibbetts Lumber Co. agreed to acquire Pensacola, Fla.-based D & M Truss Co. “D & M gives us a very geographically-significant footprint to complement our existing Central Florida truss production,” said Kyle Hooker of Tibbetts.