Petersburg Pilot -

Hammer and Wikan is in the process of replacing Larry Martin as general manager after 17 years of service. The transition began in mid-July and will continue through May, allowing Martin to attend trade shows and share his years of experience with new general manager, John Mason.

"John's going to do a great job for us," Martin says. "I am really looking forward to it. He is fitting in extremely well."

Martin says thoughts about leaving the company started to develop a couple years ago, but he wanted to take his time and make the transition as seamless as possible. When he took over as gene...