The Hannon Company

In 1926, Frank Hannon had an idea to start a small electrical contracting business. Working out of the basement of his 4th Street Northwest, Canton home he provided electrical services to commercial and industrial customers. Franks idea grew, and soon he was out o the basement and into a building. This first workshop was built on Berdel Avenue, with a ground floor and an outhouse out back. The building still stands to this day, overlooking a spur of the Wheeling-Lake Erie Railroad that is about 1,000 feet from the present-day headquarters. Hannon then moved into a former Canton Township bus garage in 1936. It was here that Frank continued his vision of forming a company dedicated to serving mill, mine and manufacturing companies with the highest quality workmanship and fast turn-around service at a fair price. That theme has continued for over 90 years and it is all thanks to dedicated employees, past and present. After Frank passed on in 1950, his wife, Ruth Hannon,...