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Nashville TN, December 9--Louisiana-Pacific said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Clarke County, Ala., the Clarke County Industrial Development Board, and the State of Alabama to build a new state-of-the art oriented strand board (OSB) mil
Morristown, TN, December 8--Armstrong Cabinets will discontinue production of cabinet products at its facility in Morristown beginning in February 2005, according to the Morristown Citizen Tribune.
London, England, December 8--Low & Bonar announces the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of LCM Construction Products Ltd (trading as Adfil) for a consideration of up to £12.8 million in cash.
Washington, DC, December 8--Consumers took on more debt in October, the Federal Reserve said.
Red Bank, NJ, December 8—Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises reported fourth-quarter earnings that rose 47 percent despite lowered expectations due to severe weather in California that delayed home construction.
Mooresville, NC, December 8--Lowe's Chief Executive and Chairman Robert Tillman will retire from his positions Jan. 28 and will be succeeded by President Robert Niblock, according to the company's quarterly report.
Vancouver, WA, December 8--The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (www.IICRC.org) elected its 2005 Executive Committee during its Board of Directors’ meeting on November 8.
Lancaster, PA, December 7---Armstrong World Industries will save much more than it costs to lay off the latest round of ill-fated workers, the company has disclosed.
Chicago, IL, December 7--InterfaceFLOR has introduced FLOR Groks – a one-of-a-kind, direct-to-consumer, communication tool, which is available on interfaceflor.com.
Atlanta, GA, December 7—Home Depot will close Georgia Lighting, a provider of high-end decorative lighting fixtures, plumbing and antiques. Home Depot acquired Georgia Lighting and its six stores in 1999.