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The store is located at 2465 S. Main St., site of the former Piedmont Lumber.
Mendo Mill also owns and operates home improvement centers in Clearlake, Ukiah, Willits and Fort Bragg.
Mike Mayfield, president of Mendo Mill, said some final details remain to be completed on the facility remodel, but the store and nursery are open, and lumberyard will be open by this coming weekend when the extensive paving is completed.
“The people in the Lakeport area been eager to get the store open since Piedmont closed in July, and we have been working hard to accommodate them,” he said. “I want to express appreciation to our staff and the community who have been patient, helpful and supportive during this transition.”
He added, “With respect to the new Lakeport store, we have listened carefully to the people in this area. They expect a premier home improvement center that will offer big box prices and selection combined with friendly hometown service and convenience, and we will deliver.”
Mayfield said the addition of the Lakeport store will make Mendo Mill one of the largest Ace Hardware dealers in America, giving them enhanced purchasing power that will be passed along to customers as lower prices.
The new store will be 38,000 square feet in size, and together with the nursery and expansive lumberyard, will be the largest of the Mendo Mill home improvement centers.
It will employ some 45 experienced staff most of whom previously worked for Piedmont Lumber and were offered positions with Mendo Mill.
“Mendo Mill has a long history and deep roots in Lake and Mendocino counties going back to 1944 when my grandfather and his brother opened a lumber mill,” Mayfield said.
The Clearlake store was opened in 1979, was expanded and renovated in 2007 and has provided local service to a large area of Lake County for more than 30 years, “so we know the territory and people and we have confidence in the future of Lakeport,” he added.
Mayfield said he and his family and staff are excited by the opportunity to begin operating the new store, nursery and lumberyard in Lakeport.
“The people of the Lakeport area have my commitment that they will have a first-class local home improvement center with prices, selection and customer service second to none,” he said.
