for Outstanding Growth and Community Service
Grand Rapids, MI — National Nail announced today that it has won The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Western Michigan’s annual Outstanding Growth Award, presented on March 22, 2023. The award honors a local company that demonstrates sustained growth in sales, profitability, employment, and community involvement. National Nail is a 100% employee-owned company that has served the building materials industry for nearly 70 years.
“We are honored to accept the prestigious Association for Corporate Growth Award,” said W. Scott Baker, President, and CEO, of National Nail. “Our core values are centered around inspiring our employee-owners and valued customers to build better lives, careers and projects. In addition, we have a deep commitment to raising up our communities through volunteerism with non-profits and schools throughout the region.”
With worldwide distribution in thousands of building supply and national home centers, National Nail employs 160 people, with approximately 50% of the workforce in Grand Rapids. National Nail also has distribution centers in Syracuse, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles and Seattle. As a further testament to the dedication of its employees, the company was listed in Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces in 2021.
“Supported by our dedicated employee-owners, our brand users are the hardworking folks who build things with their hands,” added Baker. “They build our homes, our decks, install our roofs and they depend on our brands to support them in delivering a job well done.”
National Nail has experienced a nearly four-fold revenue increase in recent years due in large part to their commitment to building innovative brands. Known for quality brands such as PRO-FIT® fasteners for general construction, CAMO® deck tools fasteners, and STINGER® roofing tools and fasteners, they have revolutionized installation and performance.
Learn more at www.nationalnail.com, www.camofasteners.com, and www.stingerworld.com.
About National Nail
We are an employee-owned company and a proud part of the American building materials industry for nearly 70 years. Our storied history of innovation is in our DNA — from product to brand, to sourcing to customer-centric solutions, our core brands of CAMO, PRO-FIT and STINGER are the “asked for brands” in their respective segments. Our brands can be found at some of the building industry’s finest names in the LBM, Roofing, Home Center, Distribution and STAFDA channels and through our E-Commerce presence.
The DEIA Ocean Exploration Education Grants first launched in 2021 with the goal of advancing ocean exploration learning opportunities by investing in projects and partners that support the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) workforce development pipeline and engage diverse learners from communities that have been historically underserved and underrepresented in ocean science and exploration. These grants are for use by educators and/or education program implementers working at the intersection of STEAM education and DEIA to support the workforce development pipeline where barriers are most prohibitive to the recruitment and retention of diverse learners.
“All of us at Mid are excited to share that we, a small, rural college in Michigan, have received one of these grants,” shared Trish Finerty, Biology Instructor at Mid Michigan College. “We will use the grant funds to support the travel costs for twelve Mid students to travel to Belize in May. After they participate in the course, they will become Ocean Science Fellows and will be doing outreach projects in the community to bring awareness to others about the importance of the ocean and related ecosystems.”
This year, a total of twelve DEIA Ocean Exploration Education Grants were awarded up to $20,000 to fund their projects.
“Our teams were truly impressed by the innovative methods each project used to address many barriers limiting access and opportunities for youth from historically marginalized communities from entering ocean science and exploration careers,” said Allison Alexander, Vice President, Program Operations for the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
“Mid-students have limited exposure to the ocean and therefore do not see connections between their actions and the ocean ecosystem,” noted Finerty. “Our students encounter geographic, educational, and financial barriers that make careers in marine science hard to imagine as possibilities.”
Mid’s Marine Science in Belize study abroad course is an introductory course in marine science that includes an in-field, experiential learning opportunity to increase students’ ocean literacy and awareness of ocean careers. The course culminates with an outreach project where students will share their research and field experiences with a local community group to expand the reach and impact of this experience to a larger audience.
“This grant offsets many costs, making this course more accessible to a wider range of Mid students,” shared Finerty. “I look forward to sharing this amazing experience with our students during the trip and with our communities upon our return.”
About Mid Michigan College
Mid Michigan College has been serving its community since 1965. With state-of-the-art facilities, experienced faculty, and strong community connections, Mid is dedicated to helping students get the most out of their education. The College’s main campuses are located in Harrison and Mt. Pleasant, and courses are also available online and in local communities from Bad Axe to Big Rapids. Learn more about Mid and all we have to offer at midmich.edu.
