PLYWOOD MINNESOTA - Revision history

Randylyon at 21:08, 8 December 2024

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	PLYWOOD MINNESOTA. Home Valu Interiors -- the home remodeling retailer that built the fortune and public ~~persona~~ of businessman and former U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz -- closed its doors for good in 2010. The chain had operated as Home Valu since 1993. But it may be best known by its original name, Plywood Minnesota, because of the TV commercials that became part of the state's popular culture.		PLYWOOD MINNESOTA. Home Valu Interiors -- the home remodeling retailer that built the fortune and public image of businessman and former U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz -- closed its doors for good in 2010. The chain had operated as Home Valu since 1993. But it may be best known by its original name, Plywood Minnesota, because of the TV commercials that became part of the state's popular culture.

	At its peak, the company had an estimated 70 stores -- many of them franchises -- stretching from Montana to Indiana and about 1,200 employees. The company had 11 stores and about 300 employees when the name changed to Home Valu to reflect its change from a building supply merchant to a home store that sold carpeting, wallpaper, vinyl flooring, window treatments and cabinets.		At its peak, the company had an estimated 70 stores -- many of them franchises -- stretching from Montana to Indiana and about 1,200 employees. The company had 11 stores and about 300 employees when the name changed to Home Valu to reflect its change from a building supply merchant to a home store that sold carpeting, wallpaper, vinyl flooring, window treatments and cabinets.

Randylyon at 20:06, 17 November 2020

2020-11-17T20:06:42Z

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	At its peak, the company had an estimated 70 stores -- many of them franchises -- stretching from Montana to Indiana and about 1,200 employees. The company had 11 stores and about 300 employees when the name changed to Home Valu to reflect its change from a building supply merchant to a home store that sold carpeting, wallpaper, vinyl flooring, window treatments and cabinets.		At its peak, the company had an estimated 70 stores -- many of them franchises -- stretching from Montana to Indiana and about 1,200 employees. The company had 11 stores and about 300 employees when the name changed to Home Valu to reflect its change from a building supply merchant to a home store that sold carpeting, wallpaper, vinyl flooring, window treatments and cabinets.

	The 1974 and 1977 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1313 Dodge.		The 1974 and 1977 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 1313 Dodge.

	The 1980 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed Highway 20 West.		The 1980 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed Highway 20 West.

Randylyon at 20:09, 7 August 2017

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-PLYWOOD MINNESOTA. The 1974 and 1977 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1313 Dodge.
+PLYWOOD MINNESOTA. Home Valu Interiors -- the home remodeling retailer that built the fortune and public persona of businessman and former U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz -- closed its doors for good in 2010. The chain had operated as Home Valu since 1993. But it may be best known by its original name, Plywood Minnesota, because of the TV commercials that became part of the state's popular culture.
 The 1980 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed Highway 20 West.
 [[Category: Lumber Company]]

Randylyon at 23:17, 7 July 2013

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	PLYWOOD MINNESOTA. The 1977 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1313 Dodge.		PLYWOOD MINNESOTA. The 1974 and 1977 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1313 Dodge.

	The 1980 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed Highway 20 West.		The 1980 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed Highway 20 West.

Randylyon at 21:43, 17 February 2013

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	PLYWOOD MINNESOTA. The 1977 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1313 Dodge.		PLYWOOD MINNESOTA. The 1977 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1313 Dodge.

			The 1980 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed Highway 20 West.


	[[Category: Lumber Company]]		[[Category: Lumber Company]]

Randylyon: New page: PLYWOOD MINNESOTA. The 1977 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1313 Dodge. Category: Lumber Company

2012-12-17T21:57:15Z

New page: PLYWOOD MINNESOTA. The 1977 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1313 Dodge. Category: Lumber Company

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PLYWOOD MINNESOTA. The 1977 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1313 Dodge.

[[Category: Lumber Company]]