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 ...
St. Louis, MO, Feb. 25--Professional installers of resilient flooring will have more opportunities to earn a Forbo Associate Mechanic certification, thanks to a partnership that Forbo Linoleum, Inc.
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 ...
Ocala, FL, May 16--In the U.S. home-building arena, much progress has been made in building houses that are more resource-efficient. Less energy is needed to heat and cool them. Many commonly used ...
Lebanon, OR, January 13--It was probably the worst kept secret in mid-valley history. For nearly a year now, rumors had circulated that Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse Inc. was looking at ...
The first carpet tile was made 50 years ago by a small Dutch company called Heuga. That first tile, a bitumen-backed, ten inch square needlefelt product called Felt, was a far cry from the stylish ...
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 ...
Trelleborg, Sweden, July 23—Pergo reported its results for the first six months of 2004. Sales during the period were SEK 1,417 M ($187.9M) (1,344), an increase of 13% compared with the year ...