Fall 2014 Hardlines Strategies - page 12

CUSTOMER FEATURE
Star Lumber Company History
1939 Earl Goebel and Bob Vosburgh establish Star
Lumber’s flagship store at Maple and West
streets in Wichita, Kansas.
1952 New building at Maple and West streets
is completed.
1965 Earl Goebel dies; Bill Goebel becomes
Star’s second president.
1966 Star moves into its current building at Maple
and West streets.
1974 Star adds its office building.
1977 A second location opens at Douglas and
Hillside streets.
1979 The McCormick distribution facility
is completed.
1979 Star celebrates 40 years with its first radio
commercials and newspaper fliers.
1981 Funston store opens.
1980 Star receives the Home Center of the
Year award.
1981 Star’s first radio jingle.
1989 Bill Goebel retires; Chris Goebel becomes
the company’s third president.
1991 Star acquires Hutchinson’s Davis
Home Center.
1994 Northrock store opens.
1997 Star acquires Boster Lumber of Salina.
2000 Star acquires Kansas Building Supply of Wichita.
2001 Star acquires and assimilates six
small companies.
2003 Star partners with Perfection Truss to form
Perfection Structural Components.
2006 Manhattan store opens.
2007 Star acquires Specialty Flooring of
Oklahoma City.
2008 Greenwich & K-96 east side store opens
in Wichita.
2010 Chris Goebel becomes chairman of the
board and CEO; Patrick Goebel becomes
fourth president.
2011 Star opens Lawton Facility to service
Picerne Military Housing.
2013 Star acquires Holtzen Millwork.
2014 Star celebrates its 75th anniversary.
Star Lumber’s West Street location as it looked in the 1970s.
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