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Hillman Cos. Inc. has a new chief executive and big dreams to grow the Springfield Township-based hardware distributor into the region’s next billion-dollar business.That milestone is the company’s next growth target, which would be a long way from its beginning as a family-run store on Gilbert Avenue selling nuts, bolts and screws in 1964.

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For patrons of McDonald’s restaurants from Cleveland to Pittsburgh, the 180,000-square-foot distribution operation at Ohio Commerce Center here is key to every visit, from the pickles on your Big Mac to the 75-gallon tanks that dispense soft drinks.

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