Needham, MA, July 20--According to a new survey by America Online and Salary.com, the average worker admits to frittering away 2.09 hours per 8-hour workday, not including lunch and scheduled ...

Saluda, SC, Oct. 14--Textile maker Milliken and Co. says it will close two plants and cut roughly 240 jobs--a major blow to a textile stalwart that's been in the forefront of trying to protect the ...

Atlanta, GA, September 8--Georgia-Pacific has sold three lumber mills to closely held Allegheny Wood Products Inc. for an undisclosed amount as it shifts its focus from hardwood lumber. Georgia ...

Washington, D.C., June 6--The Associated General Contractors of America called on Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to intervene in the increasingly dire supply for cement in the U.S. before major ...

-- continued The Shaw Green EdgeSM program will communicate Shaw’s current environmental efforts, including: • Shaw’s waste-to-energy project in Dalton, Ga., is a first-of-its-kind ...

Mooresville, NC, July 21--Lowe's will expand its regional distribution center (RDC) in Statesville, N.C. The expansion is an approximate $12 million investment for Lowe's and will create 50 new jobs.

Dalton, GA, Jun. 9--All Purpose Adhesive Co, has expanded its line of floor prep products by introducing V-BLOCK Moisture Emissions Reducer and ENCapSeal Encapsulator, sealer, primer. Excellent ...

Pekin, IL, Nov. 4--Maybe it's the friendly smiles that greet customers as they walk through the door, according to the Peoria Journal Star. Or maybe it's the tips and advice customers get on ...

Chicago, IL, Nov. 25--Oakwood Homes Corp., a manufactured homes maker, said on Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired out of bankruptcy by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s Clayton Homes unit for about $373 ...

Tempe, AZ, Mar, 26--Costco Wholesale, the membership-warehouse retailer, will build the second store of its fledgling Costco Home chain near its Tempe store at Elliot Road and Priest Drive ...

Franklin, NC June 17--Zickgraf Hardwood Flooring Company has purchased The Thomson Oak Flooring brand name and certain assets from Thomson Oak Flooring Company Inc. "We’re extremely pleased and ...

St Paul, MN, August 12-- Chuck Reich will retire from his role as executive vice president of 3M Co.'s health-care business. Reich, who had been with the company for 36 years and had earlier led ...