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05/06/2013 - 12:29
Improving markets list totals 258 metros

The number of U.S. housing markets showing sustained improvement in three key measures fell slightly to 258 in May from 273 in April, according to the NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index.

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05/06/2013 - 12:21
Radius Garden to market Miracle-Gro tools

Radius Garden has announced it is marketing and selling a line of Miracle-Gro Branded Garden Tools under a licensing agreement with Scotts Miracle-Gro.

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05/06/2013 - 10:22
IKEA to open in Merriam, Kan., next year

The home furnishings retailer has secured contractors for its Kansas City-area store slated to open in the second half of 2014.

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05/06/2013 - 10:00
Perennial Wood adds Northeast dealers

Kingsport, Tenn.-based Perennial Wood, maker of a modified and real wood product, expands in the Northeast.

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05/06/2013 - 09:57
OSHA: Unions may represent nonunion workplaces during inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released an interpretation letter April 5, 2013, clarifying that nonunion employees can select anyone, including nonemployee union representatives, to accompany OSHA officials during safety inspections of their employer’s worksite.

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05/06/2013 - 09:55
Fiberon railing line hits Lowe’s stores

An Earth Day announcement brings HomeSelect composite railing line to Lowe’s stores.

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05/03/2013 - 10:52
Unemployment rate dips to 7.5%

Down from 7.6% in March, the April employment situation report shows little change in the number of unemployed.

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05/03/2013 - 10:41
Trex posts sales and earnings gains

The first-quarter performance was “the best quarterly income performance in the company’s history,” said CEO Ronald Kaplan.

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05/03/2013 - 10:33
Newell Rubbermaid reports decline in Q1 income

Newell Rubbermaid reported first-quarter net income of $54.2 million, down 31.7% from $79.3 million. Sales for the quarter were $1.241 billion, down 0.8%.

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05/03/2013 - 10:17
In New Jersey, a good idea for a show

The IDEAS Lumber and Building Material Trade Show held yesterday in Somerset, N.J., appears to be on a roll.

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