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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Frankfurt, Germany, Nov. 11--Chemical and drug maker Bayer AG plans to spin off its industrial chemical division and part of its polymers division by early 2005 in an effort to strengthen its ...

Chattanooga, TN, May 20--Apso announces the release of a new evolution in product development for interiors manufacturers, the Apso Jet Set. The system offers a full design suite integrated with a ...

Houston, San Francisco & Austell, GA, December 3--Propex Fabrics Inc., a subsidiary of Propex Fabrics Holdings Inc. (formerly AFFC Holdings, Inc.), today announced it has finalized the acquisition ...

Dalton, GA, November 18--According to Mohawk Industries, its new SmartStrand fiber made with DuPont’s Sorona® Polymer is the “biggest fiber innovation in 20 years.” That’s how strongly ...

Atlanta, GA, Jun. 7--Witex USA has been acquired by an investment group including Bill Hamlin, KCA Capital, Chatham Capital and senior management. The Group has purchased 100% of the outstanding ...

Columbus, OH, Oct. 31--Mohawk Industries plans to consolidate and expand its regional distribution center at a $10 million build-to-suit complex planned near Rickenbacker International Airport ...

Grigsby’s Carpet, Tile & Rug Gallery isn’t a company that’s bullish on expansion. With 55 years of success under its belt, the Tulsa, Oklahoma based company takes a conservative, deliberate ...

Wausau, WI, July 17--Award Hardwood Floors of Wausau has been in business only since 1997, but even in that short time, the company has made many changes to its product designs and manufacturing ...

Troy, MI, Feb. 13--Kmart Holding Corp.on Friday said it had sued Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. claiming the home furnishings maker "double-counted" the royalties it is owed for sales of its ...