{"id":6958,"date":"2025-01-20T06:20:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=6958"},"modified":"2025-01-20T06:20:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:20:47","slug":"ottawa-hardware-store-to-convert-to-ace-hardware-shaw-local-news-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=6958","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa hardware store to convert to Ace Hardware – Shaw Local News Network"},"content":{"rendered":"


Home Hardware in Ottawa is converting to an Ace Hardware store. <\/span>(Stephanie Jaquins for Shaw Local)
Home Hardware shoppers have undoubtedly noticed new signage and remodeling at the Ottawa<\/a> store.
\u201cWe\u2019re becoming a full blown Ace Hardware store,\u201d said Jay O\u2019Hara, Ace Hardware general manager who oversees the chain and is assisting with the Ottawa store. \u201cAll new products, all new fixtures, all new lighting, everything.\u201d
O\u2019Hara said the store will have more extensive departments.
\u201cWe\u2019re growing all those categories. Whatever plumbing was before, it\u2019ll probably be double that, same thing with electrical, with paint,\u201d he said. \u201cPainting will be automatic. We have an automatic tinter. None of this doing it by hand, it\u2019s all automated. It\u2019s awesome.\u201d
He anticipates the remodel to be concluded by Thursday, Jan. 16.
Staffing will be the same minus one familiar face. Owner Ruth Snelting, who has been with the store since its inception, retired and the new owners are Chris, Maria and Trevor Amir. The Amirs own several Ace stores, including locations in Seneca<\/a>, Sandwich<\/a>, Princeton<\/a>, Rochelle, Mahomet and Gibson City. The store at 814 Clinton St. opened in 2000 as part of Do it Best Corp.
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Home Hardware in Ottawa is converting to an Ace Hardware store. (Stephanie Jaquins for Shaw Local)Home Hardware shoppers have undoubtedly noticed new signage and remodeling at the Ottawa store.\u201cWe\u2019re becoming a full blown Ace Hardware store,\u201d said Jay O\u2019Hara, Ace Hardware general manager who oversees the chain and is assisting with the Ottawa store. \u201cAll new products, all new fixtures,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t