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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.
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.
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.
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.
Fairlawn, OH, December 7--OMNOVA Solutions has implemented a lockout of employees represented by United Steelworkers of America Local 22R at its Jeannette, Pennsylvania facility.
Washington, DC, December 7-- Productivity grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, down from the initial estimate of 1.9%, for the lowest rate since the fourth quarter of 2002, according to a Labor Department.
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.