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Maggie Hardy (born December 7, 1965) is an American billionaire businesswoman and the owner of 84 Lumber and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, both founded by her father Joseph A. Hardy III (1923-2023). In 2023, Forbes estimated her personal fortune at around $4.1 billion.

Biography

Maggie Hardy was the fifth of five children in her household. Her oldest brother is 20 years older than her. Growing up, Hardy Knox always maintained a very close relationship with her father. She studied at West Virginia University but dropped out after two years.

She joined the family business in 1987, and was put in charge of developing Nemacolin Woodlands into a luxury resort.

In 1992, her father gave her the ownership and management of 84 Lumber. She was 26. The following year, sales reached $1 billion.

84 Lumber's 2017 Super Bowl commercial had to be modified before airing because it was depicting a border wall separating a mother and child from presumed freedom, following their visibly arduous journey to it, an analogy deemed too political by Fox. Hardy stated she was "flabbergasted" by that decision for an "ad that wasn’t meant to take a political position" but just tell the story of human struggles in general. She claimed she was a "staunch supporter of President Trump and his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall", even though the ad seemed to make a stand against the wall.

Hardy is an art collector. The works she collects are exposed within Nemacolin's walls. A whole season of The Bachelor (season 25) shot at Nemacolin made some of the art collection visible to the public. In 2022, she purchased the Immaculate Reception ball from Jim Baker as a gift for her father's 100th birthday.

Personal life

In 1992, she married Peter J. Magerko, a former member of the Marine Corps and the Pennsylvania State Police. They have one son together. In September 2017, she filed for divorce.

On March 30, 2019, she married Shawn Knox in Aspen, Colorado. They live in Pittsburgh.

In 2020, she bought a $16 million mansion in Boca Raton, Florida.

Awards

• 2020: Career Achievement Award by Pittsburgh Business Times during the Women of Influence event

References

1. ^ Journal, Timothy Aeppel (1997-04-24). "Joe Hardy Passed Over Sons For Successor at 84 Lumber". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
2. ^ "Maggie Hardy". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
3. Maheshwari, Sapna (2 February 2017). "Challenge for Super Bowl Commercials: Not Taking Sides, Politically". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
4. Chasmar, Jessica (8 February 2017). "Maggie Hardy Magerko, 84 Lumber CEO, says she's pro-Trump despite Super Bowl ad". The Washington Times. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
5. Robb, Adam (2021-01-29). "While the Museums Are Closed, Let Us Watch "The Bachelor"". Garage. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
6. Guggenheimer, Paul (2023-01-21). "How Maggie Hardy caught Immaculate Reception ball for Dad". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
7. ^ Cholodofsky, Rich. "84 Lumber owner Maggie Hardy Magerko files for divorce in Westmoreland". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
8. ^ "Pittsburgh-area billionaire Maggie Hardy ties the knot in Colorado - TribLIVE.com". triblive.com. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
9. "Wedding bells for 84 Lumber". HBS Dealer. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
10. Bandell, Brian (30 October 2020). "Billionaire 84 Lumber owner buys Boca Raton mansion for $16M (Photos)". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
11. "84 Lumber President Maggie Hardy receives Career Achievement Award". Building Design + Construction. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2022-11-14.

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