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1. Ace Hardware
Hardware-RetailCorporate Information
Throughout its 90-year history, Ace has been known as the helpful hardware store in thousands of communities across America.
With more than 4,900 hardware stores locally owned...
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2. Casey's General Store
Convenience Stores, Service Stations-Gasoline & OilAbout
In 1959, Founder Don Lamberti leased a store from his father on East 14th and Broadway in Des Moines, Iowa. After nine years of operating this old country store, which he remodeled into a convenience store, Do...
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3. Dairy Queen
Ice Cream ParlorsHistory
The founders of the Dairy Queen® system were men and women who introduced a new kind of dessert treat and, in the process, developed the foundation of the franchising in...
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4. Payless ShoeSource
Shoes-RetailWho We Are
Payless ShoeSource is the largest specialty family footwear retailer in the Western Hemisphere, offering a trend-right and comprehensive range of everyday and special occasion shoes and accessory items at...
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5. Pizza Ranch
RestaurantsAbout
Every legend starts with a story. From humble beginnings in a small Iowa town to 200 plus restaurant locations across the Midwest, Pizza Ranch has grown with loyal customers and hard-working franchise owners. ...
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6. Shopko
Department StoresAbout
Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC operates 363 stores in 24 states throughout the Central, Western and Pacific Northwest regions. Retail formats includ...
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7. Subway
RestaurantsWE THINK EVERY DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE.
OUR VEGGIESWe locally source our vegetables whenever possible through a network of over 200 growers around the country — many are family farmers . In 2015, we s...