Border States

06/23/2026

Congratulations to all our 2026 Platinum Club Achievers!

This group of top-performing Border States sales professionals and their guests recently spent the week at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV celebrating their achievements.

We're grateful to all these employee-owners for their extraordinary contributions this year, and look forward to another great year to come!

06/23/2026

Our team had a great time last week at the Energetic Women Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota!

This event brought together talented women from across the natural gas and electric utility industry for a week of networking and developing professional leadership skills.

06/22/2026

Continuous growth, both as a company and individually, keeps us relevant, driving us to seek new opportunities and stay ahead in a changing world.

At Border States, we know our customers' work never stops and our industry is continually evolving. We are committed to being at the forefront of that evolution, pushing boundaries and expanding our capabilities to deliver the unwavering partnerships our customers need.

06/22/2026

We had a fantastic time attending the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) Women in Industry Forum 2026, and are proud to be a corporate partner for this event!

Attendees from Border States, including the latest cohort of our Women's Leadership Program, had a wonderful week learning and networking with talented women from all across the industry.

06/18/2026

Congratulations to the latest graduating cohort of our Leadership Jumpstart for Supervisors program!

Over the past nine months, participants have spent time learning and developing their leadership skills, and we look forward to seeing the way they will impact the future of Border States!

06/18/2026

We hold ourselves to the highest standards — raising the bar in every action, decision and experience, making us the clear choice.

This excellence is evident in the pride we take in our work and the outcomes we provide to our customers, helping them to move their unstoppable businesses forward.

06/17/2026

Border States was featured in a recent Distribution Strategy Group article about distribution center expansion across the country.

We look forward to the upcoming opening of our Upper Midwest Distribution Center — set to be up and running this fall — and the expanded capabilities and supply chain optimization it will provide as we continue to serve our customers with an industry-leading experience.

The expansion activity reflects growing pressure on distributors to improve fill rates, increase inventory availability and shorten delivery windows.

06/16/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the Supplier of the Year — Service Excellence!

Awarded to one small, medium and large company, this award recognizes vendor partners that have demonstrated excellence in consistently meeting delivery deadlines, maintaining optimal inventory levels and integrating seamlessly into Border States systems. These vendors also proactively communicate and show a dedication to improvement, strengthening their partnership with Border States.

This year's winners are:
- Small Company: Ideal
- Medium Company: Dottie
- Large Company: nVent Hoffman

06/16/2026

At Border States, we are relentless in taking care of the customer and each other. It's how we think, how we act and is at the core of our purpose.

This passion shows up in our work every day as we strive to provide an unmatched customer experience and in the way our employee-owners regularly go above and beyond as we treat our customers' businesses as our own.

06/15/2026

Congratulations to the winners of Supplier of the Year — Service Excellence in our 2025 Vendor Awards!

Awarded to one small, medium and large company, this award recognizes vendor partners who have demonstrated excellence in return on receivables, growth rate percentage and their vendor footprint (number of branches participating). They excel in efficiency and profitability, and their widespread footprint demonstrates a commitment to accessibility.

This year's winners are:
- Small Company: Satco
- Medium Company: Electri-Flex
- Large Company: 3M