Estevan is the new home for Fastenal Canada Ltd.

Estevan Estevan (ĕs`təvăn), city (1991 pop. 10,240), S Sask., Canada, on the Souris River near the N.Dak. border. Lignite is mined there, and clay and plastic products are manufactured. Oil, discovered in the 1950s, is also important to the economy. is the new home for Fastenal Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) is a company based in Winona, Minnesota, founded in 1967 by Bob Kierlin. The current CEO and President is Willard D. Oberton.

Fastenal sells industrial and construction supplies, the main inventory being fasteners such as screws, nuts and bolts. Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of Ltd., which distributes industrial and construction supplies.

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Title Annotation:	Around the Province
Publication:	SaskBusiness
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1CSAS
Date:	Jun 1, 2005
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