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Dalton, GA, December 9--Shaw Industries Inc. ran its last production of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) carpet backing on December 8. The PVC production line will be replaced with new tile manufacturing equipment designed to increase capacity while decreasing en
Dublin, Ireland, December 13-- Research and Markets has announced the addition of China Building Materials Market to their offering.
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.