![]() In 2011, the company expanded into Kansas. Then it was followed by another location in Gillette and one more in Cheyenne. In 2009, Menards opened its first Wyoming location in Casper. ![]() In 2008, the company expanded into Missouri. In 2007, Menards opened its third and fourth distribution centers in Holiday City, Ohio, and Shelby, Iowa, which are 669,000 square feet (62,200 m 2) and 735,000 square feet (68,300 m 2), respectively. During the early and mid 2000's, Menards expanded into Ohio. In 2000, the company opened its 150th store. In the mid-1980s, the "Cashway Lumber" name was dropped and the business became simply known to this day as Menards. Menards was founded as Menard Cashway Lumber. Menards of East Madison, Wisconsin, pictured in 2012 Menards sold the Menard Building Division in 1994, racking up 36 years in the pole building industry. The company expanded into Nebraska in 1990, Illinois in 1991 and Indiana and Michigan in 1992. Between the 1970's and 1980's Menards began opening locations in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. The truss plant evolved into the Menard Building Division, which produced steel siding and roofing, interior and exterior doors, decking and treated lumber, and other materials. By opening a truss plant in the late 1960s, Menards grew to produce more substantial building materials on-site. The first Menards hardware store opened in 1964. The company was founded in 1960 and incorporated in 1962. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1962, Menard purchased land in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and built an office and shop. By the end of 1959, he found it necessary to hire extra crews, and to purchase more equipment to keep up with demand. began building post-frame buildings to finance his college education. Menards is the third-largest home improvement store in the United States, behind Lowe's and The Home Depot. It has 351 stores in 15 states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, but there are plans to expand to Pennsylvania. ![]() through his privately held company, Menard, Inc. Menards is owned by founder John Menard Jr. Menards is an American home improvement retail company headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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