DETROIT LAKES — After more than four decades, Lakeshirts co-founders Mark Fritz and Mike Hutchinson have announced the transition of their co-CEO roles.

Effective July 7, David Best will officially join Lakeshirts as the company’s new chief executive officer, according to a Lakeshirts news release.

Fritz and Hutchinson, who started Lakeshirts in 1984 with a homemade screen printer in a Detroit Lakes basement, will continue to act in advisory roles and serve on the company’s board of directors, supporting the business they built from the ground up.

“We’ve always said Lakeshirts is about people first, and we couldn’t be more confident in the people leading it forward,” Fritz said. “David has our full support and will be a visionary leader for our future. He brings a deep understanding of

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