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American entrepreneur who co-founded Fastenal in 1967 — growing it from a single nut-and-bolt store in Winona, Minnesota into a billion-dollar industrial distribution company — through extreme frugality, consistent principles, and a culture of promoting exclusively from within.
American industrial distribution company founded in 1967 in Winona, Minnesota — which grew from a single fastener store to a major industrial supplier — through extreme frugality, local store autonomy, and a culture of promoting from within.
Book documenting Fastenal's employee culture and people-first business philosophy — examining how the company's commitment to promoting from within, paying well, and treating employees as owners created one of the most loyal workforces in American business.