Advocacy

Two Board Members Advocate in Washington, D.C.

Board members Kendra Patterson, co-owner of Michigan Barn Wood and Salvage, and Andrew Gemmen, co-owner of Gemmen’s Ace Hardware, traveled to Washington D.C. in late July to attend the biannual National Retail Federation’s Retail Advocates Summit.

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