Fastenal Now in All 50 States; Names Oberton President

John Wolz

Fastenal Company opened branches in Alaska and Hawaii, giving the distributor branches in all 50 states.
Fastenal also announced Will Oberton is the new president and COO.\
Oberton had been executive vice president and COO.
He succeeds Bob Kierlin, who retains the chairman and CEO titles.
Fastenal also has branches in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico &
Singapore.
Winona, MN-based Fastenal operates 12 regional distribution centers and 1,000 branch locations in serving over 350,000 customers.
The newest branches are in Kenai, AL, and Kapolei, HI.
Fastenal has plans to open 30 to 35 locations during the third quarter of 2001. Fastenal is planning additional global branches.
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