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At the end of December, longtime owners Jim and Erin Wilson closed 100-year-old Cathlamet Building Materials, Cathlamet, Wa.—but the business won't stay closed for long.
David and Sandi Hendrickson have stepped in as new owners, and will be assisted by their daughter and son-in-law, Megan and Tracy Elliott.
David will handle purchasing.
Megan, who will serve as manager, plans to keep the existing inventory, but will expand into new lines, such as pet and livestock feed and supplies, that locals are looking for.
She shared, "We have so much to do before we can reopen the store and, in the meantime, we all are focusing on rebranding CBM to better meet the needs of all Wahkiakum County residents, from contractors to do it yourselfers, crafters, gardeners, and weekend warriors, our ideas are endless—and exhausting! We want to give back to Cathlamet as our town has given so much to us over the years."
Tracy Elliott is a machine operator for C&C Logging, Kelso, Wa., and previously spent 30 years at Jerry Debriae Logging Co.
Former owner Jim Wilson joined Cathlamet Building Materials as a manager in 1991 and purchased the business in 1998.
