Needham, MA, July 20--According to a new survey by America Online and Salary.com, the average worker admits to frittering away 2.09 hours per 8-hour workday, not including lunch and scheduled ...

Washington, D.C., June 6--The Associated General Contractors of America called on Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to intervene in the increasingly dire supply for cement in the U.S. before major ...

Manchester, NH, Jun. 10--CCA Global Partners announces the appointment of Randy Gum to the position of Vice President, Hard Surfaces. In this new role, Gum will lead the buying cooperative’s ...

Chicago, IL, Nov. 25--Oakwood Homes Corp., a manufactured homes maker, said on Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired out of bankruptcy by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s Clayton Homes unit for about $373 ...

Tempe, AZ, Mar, 26--Costco Wholesale, the membership-warehouse retailer, will build the second store of its fledgling Costco Home chain near its Tempe store at Elliot Road and Priest Drive ...

Franklin, NC June 17--Zickgraf Hardwood Flooring Company has purchased The Thomson Oak Flooring brand name and certain assets from Thomson Oak Flooring Company Inc. "We’re extremely pleased and ...

Troy, MI, Apr. 2--Kmart Corp. investors, creditors and lenders have elected an entirely new board of directors to lead the discount retailer when it exits bankruptcy protection. Kmart's president ...

Washington, DC, June 19--The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging to nearly 200 percent on $1.2 billion of wooden bedroom furniture imported from ...

Dalton, GA, July 11--Shaw Industries recently reorganized its residential sales divisions to work more closely with retail customers and enhance business development. Most significant is the ...

St Louis, MO, May 10--Monsanto Co. and Pharmacia Corp. should be forced to cover the estimated $1.3 billion cost of benefits for all Solutia Inc. and some Monsanto retirees and dependents if ...

Stalybridge, UK, Mar. 23--Sims Recycling Solution has commissioned a £5 million tire granulating plant in Stalybridge, Manchester, which can process 35,000 tonnes of tires a year, according to ...

Atlanta, GA, September 29--Home Depot today introduced a ground-breaking solution to dirty, stained and damaged grout -- TrafficMaster Stainproof Grout featuring Scotchgard Protector. The ...