
And, by playing a central role in one of the largest commercial renovation projects taking place anywhere in the country, it aligns well with our core business and with our desire to help make the communities we’re in better places to live, work and play.”Ĭonstruction on the project is expected to begin this summer, and Do it Best anticipates its relocation to be complete about two years from the start of the renovation. Their company headquarters is still in the heartland, but they.

“It enables us to keep our roots in the community we’ve called home for 75 years, while at the same time positioning us for a bright future. started in 1945 as Hardware Wholesalers, Inc. “Being at Electric Works will help us be an employer of first choice, retaining and attracting top multigenerational talent not only from here in Fort Wayne, but also on a broader scale,” says Do it Best president and CEO Dan Starr. The GE campus, known as Electric Works, is undergoing a $440 million redevelopment plan, and Do it Best will serve as the anchor tenant of the building.Īccording to Inside INdiana Business, the co-op signed a letter of intent to “occupy nearly 200,000 square feet of space on the project’s west campus, with the ability to expand an additional 20,000 more square feet, if needed.” Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Do-It Best Corps world headquarters serves more than 4,000 independent members in more than 55 nations, with 3+ billion in.

With annual sales of 3.2 billion, Do it Best Corp. announced its intentions to relocate its world headquarters to the site of the former General Electric campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where the co-op has been headquartered for 75 years. is the only U.S.-based, member-owned, comprehensive and fully integrated hardware, lumber and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry.
