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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
Wilmington, MA, December 9--EnviroCare Corporation, developer of mold resistant solutions has expanded its product line with ForsSite, a mold prevention product.
Tempe, AZ, December 10--Economic growth in the U.S. will strengthen in 2005, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in their 68th Semiannual Economic Forecast.
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.
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.
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.
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.