Firefighters in Winona County were busy during the cold week as they battled fires at three different homes. No people were ...

Bob Kierlin built Fastenal into a billion-dollar industry leader. His true legacy isn’t just Fastenal’s growth — it’s the ...

His love for Winona was evident in his tireless efforts to give back. He believed in strengthening the community that shaped ...

UnitedHealth Group, Minnesota’s largest public company and one of the largest in the country, also declined to comment, as ...

Kierlin died Monday in Winona, according to his obituary. A former Minnesota state senator, he was best known for founding ...

Bob Kierlin built Fastenal into a Fortune 500 company and helped build its home city of Winona, as well. Nationally, he had a reputation for thriftiness, often appearing on the Business Journal's list ...

Kierlin was notoriously frugal, but generous with the community, helping found and fund Winona’s Minnesota Marine Art Museum.

Winona, Minnesota-based Fastenal Company (FAST) engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies ...

Former Minnesota State Senator and Fastenal founder Bob Kierlin died at the age of 85 on Monday. Kierlin was born in Winona and attended the University of Minnesota.  In 1967, Kierlin founded Fastenal ...

Born in 1939 in Winona, Kierlin grew up in a modest, German-Polish Catholic household and loved riding his bike around town ...

Throughout his life, Bob Kierlin made a long-lasting impact on his hometown of Winona. Fastenal founder Bob Kierlin is ...

Kierlin, who served as Fastenal's CEO from 1968 to 2002, represented Winona as a state senator from 1999 until 2006. Super ...