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Atlanta, GA, Jan. 3--Slow sales during the holiday season have led Home Depot to lower its earnings estimates for its fiscal year ending in February. The firm now expects earnings of between $1.53 and $1.55 a share--well below the $1.57 a share forecast b
Wilkesboro, NC, Jan. 2--Lowe's Companies has reconfirmed its sales and earnings expectations for the fiscal fourth quarter and year.
St. Louis, MO, Dec. 31--Contrary to popular belief, the commercial forests of the present day U.S. are twice as prosperous as those in the 1960s.
New York, NY, Dec. 19--Moody's Investors Service downgraded the ratings of Congoleum Corporation because of mounting asbestos claims, the apparent exhaustion of its primary insurance coverage, and a temporary delay in the attachment of its excess laye
Washington, DC, Dec. 24--Orders to U.S. factories for big ticket goods fell 1.4% in November, handing a setback to the nation's manufacturers, which have been struggling to get back on their feet after being knocked down by last year's recession.
Detroit, MI, Dec. 23--Kmart posted a loss of $383 million, or $0.76 per share in the third quarter, compared to a restated loss of $249 million, or $0.50 per share in the same period a year ago.
Colorado Springs, CO, Dec. 23--Synthetic Turf Corporation of America has signed an agreement with Turf Koat, Inc. to supply an antimicrobile product for coating synthetic turf. The product helps prevent growth of bacteria and turf mold.
Lancaster, PA, Dec. 20--Armstrong World Industries has filed a proposed Disclosure Statement for its Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (POR) with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware.
Vancouver, WA, Dec. 18--The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (www.iicrc.org) acknowledges employee background checks as a necessary and cost effective step in the cleaning and restoration industry¹s hiring process.
Chattanooga, TN, Dec. 18--U.S. Xpress Enterprises, the fifth largest publicly owned truckload carrier in the country and a subsidiary of floorcovering distributor CSI/Crown, Inc., has agreed to equip its entire fleet of 5,500 trucks with Aether MobileMax.