Lebanon, OR, January 13--It was probably the worst kept secret in mid-valley history. For nearly a year now, rumors had circulated that Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse Inc. was looking at ...

Bonita, Springs, FL, Oct. 1--Mixed in among a list of Florida's top private companies is a sole mention of Bonita Springs, according to the Bonita Banner. It belongs to Abbey Carpet. Though born ...

Ocala, FL, May 16--In the U.S. home-building arena, much progress has been made in building houses that are more resource-efficient. Less energy is needed to heat and cool them. Many commonly used ...

Waltham, MA, October 25-- Back in 1974, when Ron Sickels started working at Waltham's Jordan's Furniture, Barry and Eliot Tatelman had not made a single TV commercial, according to the MetroWest ...

New York, NY, Mar. 14--Sofas, love seats and armoires are joining sweaters, slacks and blouses under the Liz Claiborne brand, as the clothing designer guns for big-name rivals including Martha ...

Thomas R. Durkan, the founder of Durkan Patterned Carpets who was credited with creating a lucrative niche market for upscale printed carpet in the commercial carpet industry, died at his Dalton ...

Austell, GA, October 6--AFFC Holdings, Inc., a newly formed company sponsored by an investor group comprised of The Sterling Group, L.P., Genstar Capital, L.P. and ...

Kansas City, MO, July, 28--Nebraska Furniture Mart plans a $28 million expansion at its Kansas City, store that will more than double the size of the company’s warehouse, according to the Kansas ...

Trelleborg, Sweden, July 23—Pergo reported its results for the first six months of 2004. Sales during the period were SEK 1,417 M ($187.9M) (1,344), an increase of 13% compared with the year ...

Youngstown, OH, Dec. 17--Calling itself one of the last remaining family-owned producers of ceramic tile in the country, Summitville Tiles filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in ...

Washington, DC, Oct. 13--Cork has gone way beyond bulletin boards and bottle stoppers. Long appreciated for durability and resilience and widely used on floors and small household items, the ...

Wheaton, IL, August 31--A DuPage County judge upheld a jury's $140,000 award to a family who sued a real estate company and several others after discovering their Oswego house was infested with mold.