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 ...

Summitville, OH, December 14-- The struggling tile manufacturer Summitville Tiles announced Friday it has emerged from bankruptcy protection, according to the Lisbon Morning Journal. In a press ...

Warragul, Australia, October 28--Modra Technology has developed a tufted-carpet sample machine called 'Mtuft,' according to IntelTex. It is more than 10 years since Modra introduced an end-out ...

Louisville, KY, July 27--Louisville Tile Distributors recently celebrated its 50th year in business with simultaneous birthday parties at each of the company’s eight locations. The events ...

Atlanta, GA, Feb. 6--In one of the broadest efforts so far to link the nation's aging workforce with available jobs, AARP and Home Depot Inc. are forming a national hiring partnership, Friday's ...

Nashville, TN, August 18--Louisiana-Pacific Corp. named executive vice president Richard W. Frost the lumber company's next chief executive, company officials announced. Frost will succeed current ...

Atlanta, GA, Sept. 2--As Home Depot expands in Mexico and Canada, it's keeping an eye on Europe and Asia for future international opportunities, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Atlanta, GA, Oct. 29--Sunshine Ace Hardware, an old-time hardware chain in southwest Florida that has seen Home Depot open several stores in its back yard, isn't backing away from its fight with ...

Lewisville, TX, May 13--Up until about four years ago, L.D. Brinkman Corp. was ringing up annual sales of about $400 million as one of the nation's largest suppliers of wood flooring, tile and ...

Sacramento, CA, June 17--Flooring wholesaler LD Brinkman is liquidating its entire inventory including goods in its Sacramento warehouse, where it has laid off about 20 people, according to the ...

Epes, AL, October 29--Mannington Mills has completed the purchase of land necessary for the expansion of its operations in the Sumter county area, according to the Demopolis Alabama Times.

St. Louis, MO, Dec. 21--Solutia Inc. will need to attack more than its environmental and retiree health care liabilities to fix its financial problems, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.