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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Dalton, GA, July 17, 201-Beaulieu Group, doing business as Beaulieu Group LLC, has announced that it has commenced a formal proceeding to restructure its balance sheet to better position itself ...

Forest, VA, Mar. 18—Hardwood flooring manufacturer Gammapar will acquire PermaGrain Products, which filed for bankruptcy in December. PermaGrain was one of Gammapar’s major competitors in 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 ...

Atlanta, GA, Feb. 6--In one of the broadest efforts so far to link the nation's aging workforce with available jobs, AARP and Home Depot Inc. are forming a national hiring partnership, Friday's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.