A Portland hardware wholesaler that has been in operation for more than 175 years will close its distribution division in 2019.
Emery-Waterhouse will lay off roughly 100 warehouse workers as part of a restructuring by parent company Ace Hardware. The company will leave the 240,000-square-foot warehouse it leases at 7 Rand Road and offer employees severance packages, employment transition help and possible transfers, Steve Frawley, president and CEO of Emery-Waterhouse, said in an interview Friday.
