Saluda, SC, Oct. 14--Textile maker Milliken and Co. says it will close two plants and cut roughly 240 jobs--a major blow to a textile stalwart that's been in the forefront of trying to protect the ...

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 ...

Charlotte, NC, January 27--Stark Carpet Corp., will open its new 30,000-square-foot Charlotte facility in February. The Stark Carpet Design Center & Luxury Outlet will pair Stark's first-ever ...

Greensboro, NC, Nov. 13--Burlington Industries Inc. ended its nearly two-year stay in bankruptcy yesterday with little fanfare and what its new owner believes is a viable strategy in the highly ...

Mooresville, NC, July 21--Lowe's will expand its regional distribution center (RDC) in Statesville, N.C. The expansion is an approximate $12 million investment for Lowe's and will create 50 new jobs.

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 ...

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 ...

Farnham, Quebec, May 31--Robert W. Van Buren, former vice chairman and chief executive officer of Domco Tarkett, now Tarkett Inc., died Friday, May 27, 2005, at his home in Marlboro, New York.

Troy, MI, Apr. 2--Kmart Corp. investors, creditors and lenders have elected an entirely new board of directors to lead the discount retailer when it exits bankruptcy protection. Kmart's president ...

Houston, TX, Aug. 26--North American Technologies Group says it has acquired a 200,000-square-foot plant on 40 acres of land near the East Texas city of Marshall where it will manufacture railroad ...

Hearst, ON, Nov. 25--Columbia Forest Products today announced the company will reduce operations at its Hearst plywood plant and lay off 39 employees effective December 7, according to Columbia's ...

Omaha, NE, August 26--Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported holding a stake in ServiceMaster Co. as of June 30. Berkshire Hathaway held 3.7 million ServiceMaster shares according to a filing made with ...