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The business continued to grow,
with Anderson and his wife Patricia
hiring additional staff until their
retirement in 1989. That’s when the
Harold and Terry took over from her
parents. Terry has worked with the
family business since 1970.
In addition to their storefront,
Anderson Office Supply has two
warehouses just a bit up Main Street
at Gateway Center. Expansion,
however, doesn’t equate to a move
from Downtown. Harold appreciates
city and county officials for promot-
ing downtown Somerset, of which
he plans the store to be part of for
years to come. “We’re traditional
and we want to see Downtown suc-
ceed,” he said.
The Gateway Center warehouses
hold Anderson’s furniture and larger
equipment. “We offer new, closeout
and gently used furniture,” Harold
said, adding the store carries brand
names like Ashley, OfficeSource and
HON.
Anderson’s equipment brands
include Lexmark and KYOCERA,
which Harold calls a “commercial,
mission-critical” line. “It’s a machine
that does not break down that of-
ten,” he said.
The staff are truly like family.
Keith Lawless, head of furniture
and copier sales, has worked with
Anderson Office Supply for 30 years.
Pam Goodin has been with the
company for 25 years. while Bryan
Gibson has been with Anderson for
a couple of years doing repairs.
Under the Harold and Terry’s
leadership, Anderson Office Supply
continues to expand its services to
include an IT (information tech-
nology) department headed up by
Jeff Howard, a former Apple pro-
grammer with 25 years experience
who repairs computers and builds
networks.
But the main attraction is Spud,
the 13-year-old pug who has been
the face of Anderson Office Supply
since he was just a pup.
Anderson has turned Spud’s
“Our customers recognize the
importance of having locally-
owned, brick-and-mortar stores
to go to because we provide
services that you can get no
other place.”
Harold Hurt
celebrity into an opportunity to do
good with an annual fundraiser for
the local Humane Society.
“Spud is our spokesperson by ac-
cident,” Harold laughed, recounting
the story of a local doctor passed
in his car one day that he had Spud
outside, made a U-turn and said: ‘I
want to see that dog.’”
“The doctor came back the next
day and brought his wife with him.
She bought $6,000 worth of office
furniture,” said Harold. “I decided
then and there Spud would be the
feature of my business.…We have
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