Qualheims True Value

My name is Willis Qualheim and I own Qualheim’s True Value in Shawano, Wisconsin. My parents bought a little Coast to Coast store on Main Street in 1979, and I joined the business in 1981.  In 1982 a larger building became available a couple of doors down - and we moved, giving us 5,000 square feet of retail space. Plus the new building had a full basement as well as a second story for storage. Then a few years later we leased another property down the street and operated out of both buildings. In 1995 a former ACE store became available, so we gave up the other two properties and moved to our current location. We’re on the east side of town where most of the retail stores are located. We now have a total of 50,000 square feet, with about 35,000 square feet of retail space, on a 7 acre site.