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Mario’s owner confident about warehouse expansion
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| Peter Palleschi, right, president of MarioÕs Home Center, Inc., and Tom Novine, MarioÕs lumber and building supply manager, look over the site where a new, 20,000-square-foot lumber warehouse will be built in Valatie. The new site is off Routes 9 and 9H near the Valatie Rescue Squad headquarters. (Robert Ragaini/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers) |
By Jamie Larson
VALATIE — Mario’s True Value Home Center has begun initial preparations for the construction of a new 20,000-square-foot warehouse on Route 9 at the southern tip of the village that will house its lumber supply. The family-owned hardware store has outgrown its current facility on the north end of the village on Route 9 and hopes to open the new warehouse by the fall.
Mario’s owner and President Peter Palleschi said he understands that this is an extremely risky time to expand his business, given the nasty economic climate, but says the store has stayed strong and he believes its customer base is large and loyal enough to support the growth. The new facility will only handle Mario’s lumber supply and will create seven new jobs.
“We had a very good year, I wouldn’t be pushing the banks if it wasn’t,” Palleschi said. “I don’t pretend there aren’t challenges. But as a business owner I need to have new challenges.”
Palleschi gave credit to the Valatie Planning Board and Mayor Gary Strevell for working with him to keep the new facility in the village. Palleschi looked at a different location in the town of Kinderhook but said that since the existing store has been in Valatie since 1963, keeping the business and jobs in Valatie was the right move. “We have always been a part of the Valatie community, and wanted to stay here,” he said.
Strevell said he is happy to see the local institution stay, despite the fact that it would have most likely been cheaper to move to Kinderhook. There was a concern that if Mario’s decided to move half of it’s operation out of the village, the other half would eventually follow.
“He’s been a good business citizen in this village for many years, since before I got here,” Strevell said. “He certainly had other options. I give him a lot of credit for staying.”
The new facility, purchased by Mario’s five years ago, will be located in the open space just south of the Route 9H overpass and, Palleschi said, will be a state-of-the-art wooden two-isle drive-through structure. The move will free up space at Mario’s home store for retail equipment and hardware.
“We are planning for tomorrow,” the owner said. “ We’re thankful to have a devoted staff and loyal customers.”
Mario’s owner and President Peter Palleschi said he understands that this is an extremely risky time to expand his business, given the nasty economic climate, but says the store has stayed strong and he believes its customer base is large and loyal enough to support the growth. The new facility will only handle Mario’s lumber supply and will create seven new jobs.
“We had a very good year, I wouldn’t be pushing the banks if it wasn’t,” Palleschi said. “I don’t pretend there aren’t challenges. But as a business owner I need to have new challenges.”
Palleschi gave credit to the Valatie Planning Board and Mayor Gary Strevell for working with him to keep the new facility in the village. Palleschi looked at a different location in the town of Kinderhook but said that since the existing store has been in Valatie since 1963, keeping the business and jobs in Valatie was the right move. “We have always been a part of the Valatie community, and wanted to stay here,” he said.
Strevell said he is happy to see the local institution stay, despite the fact that it would have most likely been cheaper to move to Kinderhook. There was a concern that if Mario’s decided to move half of it’s operation out of the village, the other half would eventually follow.
“He’s been a good business citizen in this village for many years, since before I got here,” Strevell said. “He certainly had other options. I give him a lot of credit for staying.”
The new facility, purchased by Mario’s five years ago, will be located in the open space just south of the Route 9H overpass and, Palleschi said, will be a state-of-the-art wooden two-isle drive-through structure. The move will free up space at Mario’s home store for retail equipment and hardware.
“We are planning for tomorrow,” the owner said. “ We’re thankful to have a devoted staff and loyal customers.”
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