Press

 Hippo Hardware has been featured in many magazines, news segments, and newspapers over the years for our commitment to recycling, our excellent employment practices, and our incredibly fun and funky store.  We have also been the recipient of several awards, recognitions, and honors for business leadership and responsible business practices. 

Hippo has also received press attention for our commitment to community involvment.  We are proud of the long list of groups, schools, and projects that have received goods or services from Hippo. 

Hippo also has a long history working with the movie industry.  We've provided many props for sets, such as: show cases, fancy bathtubs, unusual signs, and old electronics.  Please contact us for any special requests. 

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News, Press, Interviews, and Articles.
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Here is a brief list of some of the more accessible articles written about Hippo Hardware.  There have also been numerous articles in magazines such as Better Homes and Gardens, Sunset Magazine, Old House Journal, and even a few fashion magazines.  Steven Miller and/or Stephen Oppenheim have been interviewed on Good Morning America.

-Chuck Palanhnuik, Fugitives And Refugees:  A Walk In Portland, Oregon.  Crown Publishers, 2003.  ISBN 1400047838

- Via:  AAA Magazine - http://www.viamagazine.com/top_stories/articles/portland02.asp

- Portland Oregon Magazine - http://www.portland-oregon-magazine.com/news/195/ARTICLE/1831/2007-03-01.html

-Domino Magazine, June 2006. P. 125

- NW Renovation - http://www.nwrenovation.com/9hippohardware.html

-Portland Tribune - http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=32977

                                 - http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=16175

                                 - http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=6115

-The Oregonian - http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/1179462303214500.xml&coll=7&thispage=2

                              - http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/stories/index.ssf?/base/living/1168469724266360.xml&coll=7

-The Portland Mercury - http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=31204&category=23483

- Home Channel News - http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0VCW/is_15_24/ai_53522550

-Sunset Magazine - http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_n2_v194/ai_16512675

- This Old House - http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/knowhow/interiors/article/0,16417,1225583,00.html

- GrassRoutes Travel Guide.  Portland:  New View of the Rosy City  ISBN:  978-0-9791462-1-3

- Home + Garden - November 2007 issue - Top 175 shops in the NW

Awards & Recognitions
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Listed here are a few of the awards and recognitions given to Hippo Hardware

- Member of Portland Blueworks, a metro sponsored program to encourage and reward corporate enviromental responsibility

- First recipient of Recycler of the Year award from the City of Portland.

- Employer of the Year Award from the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

- Certificate of Exellence awarded to owner Steven Miller from Washington Department of Veterans Affairs. 

- National Leadership Award from the NRCC

- Steven Miller attended a banquet for small business owners hosted by President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. 

Community Support
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Hippo Hardware has been an ardent supporter of local community ever since its inception.  Below are listed our recent contributions to foster important art, education, and social services.
Planned Parenthood, Benson High School, NARAL,Sunnyside Environmental School, Junk to Funk Recycled Fashion Show, Portland Women's Crisis Line, SE Works, Vision Northwest: Low Vision Services, Multnomah Playschool, Union Gospel Mission, Community House, The Friendly House, Marylhurst Early Childhood Center, Portland Lions Club, Sabin Elementary School, Oya No Kai supporting the Japanese Magnet Program, Lee Owen Stone Preschool, Public Interest Law Project, Jefferson High School for the Performing Arts Theater Department, Imago Theater, Reyolds Highschool, David Douglass Highschool, and Milagro Theater.

Movies, Television, & Plays
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Hippo Hardware has also been used as a valuable resource for props for movies, television, and plays. 
There Will Be Blood, Catch & Release, War of the Roses, Men of Honor, Jackass, The Hunted, Body of Evidence, Mr. Holland's Opus, Northern Exposure, Nowhere Man.