Home Depot Inc. is teaming with home services firm ServiceMaster Co. to test a range of residential maintenance and repair services such as landscaping and upholstery cleaning.
Sales of U.S. existing homes increased 5.5% in October, as homebuying bounced back after slipping in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) will sponsor a virtual Pricing for Profit seminar in its management education series on Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. EST.
The Dow Chemical Co. and Reichhold Inc. announced today that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has terminated the waiting period, allowing the two companies to form Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC, a specialty latex joint venture.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced that its operating partnership has executed a letter of intent to acquire, for cash, a propylene fractionation business from D-K Diamond Koch L.L.C., Diamond-Koch L.P. and Diamond-Koch III L.P.
The Conference Board’s Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose 0.3% in October, after a 0.5% decline in September and a 0.1% drop in August.
Under terms of a “definitive agreement,” Mohawk Industries will purchase Dal-Tile International in a transaction valued at approximately $1.663 billion, including the repayment of approximately $261.7 million in Dal-Tile's debt.
Jim McCallum, president of Lees Carpets, has gone on record stating that, despite the recent Chapter 11 filing of parent company Burlington Industries, his company will continue in a business-as-usual mode and maintain its current business strategy and organizational structure.