Business Wire

Northern Tool + Equipment’s CEO Suresh Krishna Charts Course for More Retail Spaces, Product Innovation, and Added Support to Build up the Future Skilled Trades Workforce

BURNSVILLE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Suresh Krishna, President and CEO of family-owned Northern Tool + Equipment, is adding more power to the retailer-and-manufacturing company’s 40-plus year history ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Northern Tool makes sure call center staffers are in the know

PEQUOT LAKES - They handle one million phone calls a year from customers all over the world right here in Pequot Lakes. Fourteen part-time, 43 full-time and 10-20 seasonal workers at Northern Tool and ...
Duluth News Tribune

Northern Tool to expand in Southeast

Northern Tool and Equipment, which has nine stores in Minnesota including one in Duluth, has announced a major expansion in the southeastern United States. The 22-year-old company remains primarily a ...
Chain Store Age

Northern Tool + Equipment offers pay-by-invoice to business customers

"Payment experiences serve as critical but often overlooked opportunities to build business-to-business customer loyalty," said Brandon Spear, CEO of TreviPay. "Without thoughtful management of ...
Business Wire

Northern Tool + Equipment Wraps Up School Year with $20,000 Donation in Tools to Select High School Trades Programs

Tool donation is part of the company’s Northern Tools for the Trades program, which supports skilled trades programs to help create a path for students’ future trades careers MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, ...
The Business Journals

Northern Tool + Equipment founder Don Kotula dies at 78

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Don Kotula, who founded Northern ...
The Business Journals

Minnesota-based tool retailer eyes first Dayton-area location

A Minnesota-based tool retailer could soon be coming to the Dayton region. A Minnesota-based tool retailer could soon be coming to the Dayton region. It would mark the chain's first location in the ...
TwinCities.com

Founder of Burnsville-based Northern Tool and Equipment dies at 78

Don Kotula, the founder of Northern Tool and Equipment, died on Saturday at the age of 78. Don Kotula, founder of Burnsville-based Northern Tool + Equipment uses the company's original log splitter ...
WDIO

Northern Tool + Equipment carries equipment you may want for camping

Camping season is in full swing, and continues through the fall for many. Northern Tool + Equipment wants you know they carry gear that can up the experience. From generators to axes and flashlights, ...
Yahoo Finance

Northern Tool + Equipment Revs It Up with Legendary Monster Jam® Truck at Houston Store

HOUSTON, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Tool + Equipment is bringing the high-octane excitement of Monster Jam ® to the Houston community. On Thursday, October 16, customers will have the ...
KSTP-TV

Don Kotula, founder of Northern Tool + Equipment, passes away at 78

The founder of Northern Tool + Equipment died this past weekend, according to a statement sent out by the company. Don Kotula passed away peacefully on Saturday at the age of 78. He founded the ...