Schwalbach Hardware Inc

Schwalbach Hardware began in 1946, with Howard Schwalbach and partner, Kurt Vogel. Schwalbach bought out Vogel, a few years later and added a plumbing and heating business to store. His son, Mike, purchased the business in 1985. In 1991, Schwalbach converted from Trustworthy Hardware to Ace Hardware. They expanded the downtown business several times, and in March 1996, relocated to a larger building along Highway 60/71. In the spring of 1998, Mike added a full line greenhouse and nursery business to the Windom Store. In May of 2000, Mike bought former H&W auto parts building, expanding the store for the growing plumbing and heating business. In March of 2002, Schwalbach purchased a hardware store in downtown Worthington, MN, eventually moving to a much larger store on Oxford St. He also added plumbing and heating service in the Worthington store in 2005. His third store opened in 2003 in Luverne, MN. The fourth store in the chain opened in Jackson, MN in 2006.