Paying homage to their local community with the opening of their third location has earned M&M Building Supply national recognition from a leading home improvement industry publication.

The Hardware Connection, a national digital magazine covering the independent retail hardware industry, profiled M&M Building Supply as the cover story in their November issue, said a press release.

The feature chronicles the journey of the husband-and-wife team of Sterling Hudgins and Kathryn Tatterson as they opened their new store in Mathews. The pair transformed a former grocery store into a fully-stocked home center.

The final design of the 11,000-square-foot store features new floors, lighting and fixtures along with a custom-built front counter fashioned to look like the stern of a Chesapeake Bay deadrise workboat, the official state boat of Virginia. Additional local decor has been incorporated throughout, including old photos of local fishermen and a historic lighthouse. The pair&rs...