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 ...

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 ...

Kansas City, MO, July, 28--Nebraska Furniture Mart plans a $28 million expansion at its Kansas City, store that will more than double the size of the company’s warehouse, according to the Kansas ...

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 ...

New York, NY, Mar. 14--Sofas, love seats and armoires are joining sweaters, slacks and blouses under the Liz Claiborne brand, as the clothing designer guns for big-name rivals including Martha ...

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 ...

Engineered hardwood is a category in growth mode. And, as such, U.S. manufacturers are actively expanding their offerings and streamlining their processes. With the increase in demand has come a ...

Atlanta, Dec 2--The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Economy Maintenance Supply Company ("EMS"). EMS, a wholesale supplier of maintenance, repair ...

Wilmington, DE, Jun. 2--Invista, the former DuPont Co. textile and interiors business, has informed the state it intends to cut 85 of the 111 employees in its research and development operations ...

Denver, CO, Jan. 23--Denver Hardwood Company and its affiliated group of flooring distributors under the Hamar Group of companies will acquire the assets of the Midwest’s largest flooring ...

All of us eventually fail at something. It is part of the human experience. The fact is, we learn best by failure. Year after year, even the best and brightest of us eventually do really dumb things.