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 ...

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 ...

Atlanta, GA, Feb. 24--Home Depot launched a new national advertising campaign with a 60 second branding spot during the Grammy Awards on CBS. The theme of the new campaign is, "Home Depot is more ...

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 ...

Wheaton, IL, August 31--A DuPage County judge upheld a jury's $140,000 award to a family who sued a real estate company and several others after discovering their Oswego house was infested with mold.

Washington, DC, Oct. 13--Cork has gone way beyond bulletin boards and bottle stoppers. Long appreciated for durability and resilience and widely used on floors and small household items, the ...

Wilmington, DE, May 7--Invista, the former DuPont Co. textiles and interiors business, said Friday that its operations at DuPont's Experimental Station will be discontinued by the end of the year.

Orlando, FL, Nov. 26--During 20 years in business for himself, Orlando tradesman Bill Miller has earned a decent living, mostly by doing repairs and other small drywall work, the kind of jobs that ...

Menomonee Falls, WI, Apr. 4--Kohl's Department Stores has outlined key initiatives of its strategic objective to realign its merchandise executive team. "As our business continues to grow, we are ...

Atlanta, GA, November 5—Rhodes Furniture said it has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The company said it has identified 26 store locations and ...

Los Angeles, August 6--Platinum Equity has completed the acquisition of DyStar, a provider of dyes and services to the fashion and textile industry. Previously, the company was owned jointly by ...

St. Louis, MO, Nov. 13--It's not a new story. Nor is it a new case. But lawyers are bringing fresh claims for millions of dollars against Solutia Inc. and Monsanto Co. over the contamination of ...