Minnesota Rusco, a local home improvement business known for its catchy advertising jingle, has closed.

“With heavy hearts we regrettably inform you, Minnesota Rusco, a Renovo Home Partners company, has ceased all operations,” the 70-year-old company shared in a statement on its website.

Based in New Hope and famously founded in 1955, Minnesota Rusco was known for its earworm advertisements, State Fair swag and, of course, its windows, siding and doors.

Minnesota Rusco was acquired by Renovo Homes, a Dallas-based aggregator of local home improvement and remodeling companies, in late 2022. Renovo Homes closed its doors Tuesday, as reported by industry magazine Qualified Remodeler, which also said that private equity investment was involved in the original formation of the holding company

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