Jon Phillips is only 46, but he's already thinking about a succession plan for his family-owned hardware store chain. "If I don't change, I feel our company will not grow," Phillips said. Twelve acres of land he owns in the village of Altamont is a big part of the future at Phillips Hardware. Phillips wants to demolish the existing store at the corner of Routes 146 and 158 and replace it with a store next door that's twice as large, with the second floor serving as the company headquarters. He...
