Mike Copeland: Stores for the hard-working; Tecovas permit; Souper Salad’s old spot; Creative destruction | Local Business News
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Austin-based Tecovas has secured a building permit for an estimated $600,000 in work to finish out space for a 3,000-square-foot store at 729 Washington Ave.
Somebody out there is spreading the word Central Texas is filled with hard-working folks who do not mind getting their hands dirty.
Exhibit A is Northern Tool & Equipment, a national company that recently secured a $2 million permit to place a store at 2339 S. New Road, which is near Interstate 35 and the always busy Flying J travel center.
A narrative on the Northern Tool website says it all started “in Don Kotula’s garage in 1981,” and has expanded to 120 locations in more than 20 states. The company carries major brands but also manufactures its own products under the NorthStar, Powerhouse, Bannon and Klutch brands, according to the site.
It might be easier to list what Northern Tool does not carry, its website proclaiming customers may choose from 100,000 items. The menu includes generators, heaters, stoves, fireplaces, air tools and compressors, hand tools, pressure washers, water pumps, tarps, canopies, winches, furniture, sporting goods, clothing, footwear, engines, farm supplies and workshop essentials.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma City-based Locke Supply Co. will lease the 34,000-square-foot former Hastings Entertainment/FFO Home space on Valley Mills Drive near Bosque Boulevard. Waco commercial real estate specialist Pat Farrar brokered the lease and said Locke Supply should open in 30 to 60 days.
Locke Supply has locations scattered around Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Texas selling supplies primarily to plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, though the public is welcome to shop there. Merchandise ranges from alarms, lighting fixtures, toilets, water heaters and tubs to lawn and garden equipment, power tools, welding equipment, batteries and garbage disposals.
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