Sullivan’s Appliance & Air owner Martha Stoermer is pictured in center Monday evening after closing on the sale of the local business to Adair and Jason Reese, pictured at right, who will be changing the store name to Reese Mechanical Inc. Pictured at left are employees Marshall and Tina Thompson. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Reese Mechanical purchases Sullivan’s Appliance & Air
It was a bittersweet day for Martha Stoermer when she closed on the sale of Sullivan’s Appliance & Air to Jason and Adair Reese late Monday afternoon, June 10.
Stoermer’s husband, Jim Leibbrandt, became a partner in the local business in 1999 and became sole owner three years ago.
Leibbrandt’s sudden death Feb. 8 pushed business decisions to the forefront for his wife. Stoermer is proud of the business her husband built in the last 20 years.
The Reeses started Reese Mechanical Inc. in Grant, Nebraska in 2010 and look forward to expanding their business venture to Holyoke to provide a needed service to the community. They will be changing the name of the local business to Reese Mechanical Inc.
“It has been a passion of ours to make sure to keep sustainability of communities,” said Adair after the Monday closing.
She and Jason noted that Holyoke seems like a nice community and is a good fit for them for expanding their business venture. They have heard good things about Holyoke.
“We’re excited to embrace the past success [of Sullivan’s Appliance & Air] and be able to grow,” Adair added.
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