The Walton Family Foundation, with ties to Alice Walton and the Walmart fortune, prides itself on improving its hometown of Bentonville, Ark. Fortunately for Maxwell Hardwood Flooring (Monticello, Ark.), the foundation's latest undertaking aimed to keep the floor sourcing local.
When it was time to secure a flooring provider for the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Maxwell was asked to supply 52,000 square feet of ¾-inch clear red oak. "As soon as we were on board, I began searching for an Arkansas-based company to supply the wood flooring and was directed to Maxwell Hardwood," said Dwayne Miller, president of Miller Commercial Flooring, the project's flooring installation company.
Throughout the museum's corridors, paintings from Norman Rockwell and Andy Warhol entice eyes, while the flooring underneath helps bring a dignified air to setting. "We are more than thrilled to have such a large footprint in Crystal Bridges," said Rose Mary Cummings, marketing director for Maxwell.
The museum, designed by noted architect Moshe Safdie, opened Nov. 11 and, thanks to a $20-million grant from Walmart, admission is free. More information about the museum can be found here.
