by Lindsey Thompson | Oct 31, 2025 | Industry News
Unsure of what the future would hold or even what he wanted his future to look like, Kane Wilbanks turned to the military, joining the U.S. Marine Corps in 2017. “The unknown really drove my motivation to join the Marines,” Kane says. “I was undecided on my education...
by Lindsey Thompson | Oct 8, 2025 | Operational Insights
Serving as a combat engineer in the U.S. Marines from 2002 to 2007, Heath Warren loved being able to fix things and solve problems, skills he transferred to the independent home improvement channel. Currently, Warren is the maintenance technician for Carthage Hardware...
by Annie Dameworth | Sep 30, 2025 | Industry News
With the vision to create a successful wholesale hardware business, W.B. Whittaker, S.M. Holtsinger and D.M. Wallace chartered the Whittaker-Holtsinger Company in 1922 in Morristown, Tennessee. In 1932, D.M. became president, and in 1944, he changed the name to the...
by Lindsey Thompson | Aug 31, 2025 | Industry News
Honoring a family legacy of military service, John Azaltovic served in the U.S. Navy from 1995 to 2004 on submarines as a culinary specialist. He followed in the footsteps of his father, who served in the Navy as a SeaBee during Vietnam and both of his grandfathers...
by Annie Dameworth | Aug 5, 2025 | Industry News
After watching his father serve in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years and growing up in the military community, Andy Horton was determined to follow the same path for his own life. While he achieved his dreams of serving in the military, his journey wasn’t without a few...
