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A small-town Virginia hardware store that is involved in a lawsuit with its co-op will close Friday, according to a report in the Washington Post.

An article in the Washington Post has escalated the battle between Ace Hardware and a group of former members who claim they were misled by the hardware co-op’s sales projections and other financial data. Joining the fray is Rep.

It was certainly a risk, but third-generation dealer David Goldberg knew he had to do something about declining sales in his Bethesda, Md., hardware store, according to an article in the Washington Post. After visiting a trade show in Germany in 2008 and buying a luxurious sink, Goldberg installed it in Union Hardware and watched his customers’ reactions.

An article in the Washington Post reported how Lowe’s, Home Depot and other big-box retailers are either pulling out or reconsidering their plans to open stores in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area -- leaving plenty of opportunity for future Walmarts.

Officials in Maryland's Montgomery County have issued a report blaming Home Depot, Lowe’s and Sears for failing to ensure that gas appliances installed by their subcontractors were inspected as required by law, according to an article in the Washington Post.

An article in the Washington Post looked at the findings of the Earth Advantage Institute, which sees an 8% boost to resale values of certified, energy-efficient and sustainable homes.

The study took place between May 2010 and May 2011 in the Pacific Northwest.

Safety concerns over the air transport of lithium batteries – and proposed federal regulations governing their shipment – has caused some sparks among U.S. trading partners, according to an article in the Washington Post.

According to an article in the Washington Post, there are certain drawbacks to expanding ethanol content in gasoline to produce E15.

If consumers use the increased-ethanol-content gasoline for their outdoor power equipment -- even though they are not supposed to -- it could cause damage or dangerous conditions.

Ted and Karen Nichols, owners of Nichols Hardware in Purcellville, Va., were killed in a car crash on Sept. 5 after their SUV ran off a highway and hit a tree, according to an article in the Washington Post. The couple, along with five other relatives, were returning from an apple-picking outing to celebrate the 90^th birthday of Doris Louer, Karen Nichols’s mother. Louer also died in the single-car accident.