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Dallas, TX, May 28--Shareholders bombarded Home Depot chief executive Bob Nardelli Thursday with concerns about inconsistent customer service and the retailer's stock price, which has fallen 13 percent during his tenure despite record company earnings
Washington, DC, May 27--Antitrust authorities said on Wednesday they had approved Lyondell Chemical Co.'s proposed acquisition of joint venture partner Millennium Chemicals Inc.
Corvallis, OR, May 27--Since his ground-breaking 1988 study on how Wal-Mart stores impact local economies, Iowa State University economist Kenneth Stone has spoken on the topic in every U.S. state and every Canadian province.
Bonita Springs, FL, May 26--Abbey Carpet is building a state-of-the-art training and sales production facility in North Naples that will serve as a prototype for its 800 stores nationwide.
Mooresville, NC, May 27--Building on its track record of offering consumers pedigreed merchandise at affordable prices, Lowe's adds new, showroom-quality products from four of the world's best-in- class brands to its roster this spring.
Issaquah, WA, May 27--Costco Wholesale Corp. posted a higher quarterly profit, thanks to strong spring sales of items including lawn and garden equipment and food.
Las Vegas, NV, May 27--Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse will continue its phenomenal growth nationwide as the company continues to go after market share and as it changes to fit the demographics of the country, the company's chief executive said
Longview, WA, May 26--Ohio's Flexible Foam Products formally announced Tuesday that it is opening a new plant in Longview, Washington.
Washington, DC, May 27--Driven by businesses' vigorous restocking of inventories, the U.S. economy surpassed an earlier estimate for first-quarter growth as corporate profits continued to show improvement.
Atlanta, GA, May 27--Invista announced today the re-certification of Antron carpet fiber as an Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS).