Bob Kierlin built Fastenal into a billion-dollar industry leader. His true legacy isn’t just Fastenal’s growth — it’s the ...

His love for Winona was evident in his tireless efforts to give back. He believed in strengthening the community that shaped ...

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Kierlin died Monday in Winona, according to his obituary. A former Minnesota state senator, he was best known for founding ...

Kierlin was notoriously frugal, but generous with the community, helping found and fund Winona’s Minnesota Marine Art Museum.

Founder of Fastenal and former Minnesota State Senator Bob Kierlon spearheaded the company’s growth and contributed to ...

Former Minnesota State Senator and Fastenal founder Bob Kierlin died at the age of 85 on Monday. Kierlin was born in Winona and attended the University of Minnesota.  In 1967, Kierlin founded Fastenal ...

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

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 ...

Kierlin, who served as Fastenal's CEO from 1968 to 2002, represented Winona as a state senator from 1999 until 2006. Super ...

Did you think Bob Dylan was done with the Upper Midwest with April concerts in Mankato and Green Bay? Don’t think twice cause it’s alright to expect more. On Sunday, his people announced added ...

Frankey Smith nuzzles her son Robert in the kitchen of their new home in Hopkins. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune) They didn’t have much furniture for the apartment yet ...