Bob Hooper and Phil Aitken cut the ceremonial ribbon at Hooper’s Garden Center on Friday, May 5 with representatives from Evergreen, Kalispell and Whitefish chambers of commerce. Aitken has taken over ownership of the garden center from Bob and Cheri Hooper. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
May 7, 2023
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Hooper’s founders prepare to hand over business to new owners
The couple has been searching for the perfect person to sell the business in order to ensure it goes to someone who wants to keep their hard work alive.