He also represented Winona as a state senator from 1999 until 2006.

Bob Kierlin built Fastenal into a Fortune 500 company and helped build its home city of Winona, as well. Nationally, he had a reputation for thriftiness, often appearing on the Business Journal's list ...

Bob Kierlin, the founder of Fastenal, has died at 85. Kierlin served as Fastenal’s CEO from 1968 to 2002 and was on its board of directors until 2014. Kierlin, a Winona Cotter graduate, also ...

Bob Kierlin, the founder of Fastenal, has died at 85. Kierlin served as Fastenal’s CEO from 1968 to 2002 and was on its board ...

Two of the most recent projects he helped spearhead include the Main Square Development and the Minnesota Masterpiece Hall under construction in downtown Winona. Kierlin left his mark on those he ...

Rethos’ Minnesota Main Streets Manager Shannon Laing became involved with Rethos while working for Ecolibrium3, a ...

Born in 1939 in Winona, Kierlin grew up in a modest, German-Polish Catholic household and loved riding his bike around town ...

It had a funny, not so melodic name, but no community organization has played a bigger role over the decades in invigorating and reshaping Rochester's higher education scene. The Greater Rochester ...

MARSHALL — Bri Stoltzman paved the way for Southwest Minnesota State University’s Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference win over Winona State on Saturday with an impressive fourth-quarter ...