WINONA, Minn. – After two fires and a burglary, the Anova outdoor furniture factory has been set upon again – this time by yet another burglary. Discovered missing this time: Four Milwaukee impact drills, valued at $250 each; four Milwaukee drills, $159 each; one Milwaukee radio, $150; and 20 blue and yellow extension cords, $32 each. The thefts were discovered about 9:40 a.m.
Don’t udge a book by its cover. Despite modest and nondescript office and a scruffy adjoining production plant, Anova manufactures fashionable world-class outdoor furniture. An example is at the front door at Sanborn and Jackson Street — a concrete park bench with Anova’s patented powder-coated metal web seating surface. Newer products are powder-coated plastics and woods. Image: Steve Lunde