Bristol, VA, December 20, 2024-As the fiber market continues to evolve, Universal Fibers continues its substantial investment ...

Omaha, NE, July 21--Berkshire Hathaway will acquire recreation vehicle manufacturer Forest River Inc. from its founder and CEO, Peter J. Liegl. Forest River will continue to be managed by Liegl as ...

Las Vegas, NV, June 30--The Venetian's new 1,013-room Venezia tower, which opened this week, is expected to cut the Strip resort's overhead cost per room by as much as 12 percent, an analyst ...

Atlanta, GA, September 8--Georgia-Pacific has sold three lumber mills to closely held Allegheny Wood Products Inc. for an undisclosed amount as it shifts its focus from hardwood lumber. Georgia ...

Seattle, WA, Sept. 9--The price of a roof is going through the roof. Ditto the price of siding and framing materials, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Wholesale costs of lumber have ...

Waltham, MA, October 25-- Back in 1974, when Ron Sickels started working at Waltham's Jordan's Furniture, Barry and Eliot Tatelman had not made a single TV commercial, according to the MetroWest ...

Down, Northern Ireland, December 27-- Donaghadee Carpets has confirmed that the company, which was established just a year ago, will close with the loss of 63 jobs, according to the Belfast-based ...

Hardwood was the fastest growing flooring category in 2013. In total, the hardwood industry’s sales were $1.921 billion, up over 13% from 2012, according to Market Insights LLC. In volume, the ...

Washington, DC, Oct. 1--Federal regulators have safely shipped a large amount of radioactive material to South Carolina from a defunct floor-manufacturing plant in central Pennsylvania, officials ...

Greensboro, NC, Mar. 3-- Unifi is closing two plants, cutting back at another and eliminating nearly 400 jobs, or about 10 percent of its work force, to cut costs in response to the slump in the ...

Olean, NY, Oct. 13--Ceramic tile maker Dal-Tile will be laying off 25-30 production workers at its Olean, NY plant today, according to the Olean Times Herald. Plant manager Toby Miller said ...

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 ...