Lincoln Heating & Air | The Family Story Behind a Local Reno HVAC Company
What started at a kitchen table in Sparks, Nevada, has grown into a multigenerational local HVAC company serving the Reno-Sparks community. Kenneth Quirk, General Manager of Lincoln Heating & Air, joins Sarah Johns on 2 Plus You Nevada to share the story of the family-owned business his parents, Robert and Danielle Quirk, started in 1993.
Kenneth reflects on growing up in the family business, from delivering Lincoln Heating & Air flyers with his five sisters to watching his parents work long hours building the company. He also discusses Danielle's role as majority owner, making Lincoln Heating & Air a woman-owned business, and how multiple generations and family members have contributed to the company's growth.
The conversation also explores why the company was named after Abraham Lincoln, the values the family associates with the name, and a changing HVAC industry in Northern Nevada. Kenneth discusses the growth of private-equity ownership among heating and air conditioning companies in Reno-Sparks and explains why his family remains committed to keeping Lincoln Heating & Air locally and independently owned.
🚨 Segment Highlights:
🏠 From a Kitchen Table to a Local HVAC Company
• Hear how Robert and Danielle Quirk founded Lincoln Heating & Air in 1993
• Learn how the business began from the family's kitchen table in Sparks, Nevada
• Discover the hard work and sacrifice behind the company's early years
👩💼 A Woman-Owned Family Business
• Meet the family behind Lincoln Heating & Air
• Learn about Danielle Quirk's critical role in building the company
• Hear how the next generation continues the family business today
👨👩👧👦 Growing Up in the Family Business
• Kenneth shares childhood memories of helping his parents build the company
• Hear how he and his five sisters spent Saturdays delivering company flyers
• Discover how his parents passed their work ethic to the next generation
🇺🇸 Why the Name "Lincoln"?
• Learn why Abraham Lincoln inspired the company's name
• Hear how honesty, hard work and ingenuity became important family values
• Discover the connection between the Lincoln name and the company's local identity
🏢 Local Ownership vs. Private Equity
• Hear Kenneth's perspective on private-equity acquisitions in the Reno-Sparks HVAC market
• Learn why local ownership remains important to the Quirk family
• Discover why Lincoln Heating & Air says it plans to remain an independent family business
❤️ Supporting Local Northern Nevada Businesses
• Learn why relationships with the local community remain important to the company
• Hear how family members and employees have helped build Lincoln Heating & Air
• Discover the family's mission for continuing the business into the future
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