12.30.08
Steel prices expected to fall further
Steel mills have cut production but metals buyers have reduced purchasing more
By Tom Stundza -- Purchasing, 12/30/2 [more] |
12.22.08
Hacker Industries, Inc. Lends a Helping Hand to Habitat
Hacker Industries, Inc. and its Licensed Applicators team up with Habitat for Humanity New Orleans during the company's [more] |
12.19.08
MiTek Acquires Full Ownership of Aegis Metal Framing
Global company adds supplier of cold-formed steel truss and panel technology to family of companies
ST. LOUIS – [more] |
12.18.08
Worthington Industries slips to loss in Q2
(RTTNews) - Worthington Industries, Inc. (WOR: News ) posted a second quarter loss of $159.5 million or $2.02 per share [more] |
12.18.08
Worthington posts loss in Q2 - Update
(RTTNews) - Thursday, manufacturer of metal products, Worthington Industries, Inc. (WOR: News ), announced its second-q [more] |
12.02.08
Price of coal for steel-making seen plummeting
NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The recent slump in steel demand and cuts in production are likely to drive down the price o [more] |
12.02.08
Steel mill shuts a month, 300 workers laid off
GEORGETOWN, SC (AP) - The steel mill in Georgetown is shutting down for more than a month after orders dried up in the s [more] |
11.29.08
US economic downturn sparks layoffs at Fundy Gypsum
It won’t be Happy Holidays for the staff of Fundy Gypsum as the company heads into the New Year with a massive layoff. B [more] |
11.26.08
Drywall maker closes facility; 71 jobs lost
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
EAST GREENBUSH — In another sign of deteriorating conditions in the nation’s home con [more] |
11.22.08
Another Wilmington business to shut down
Another Wilmington business will be closing its doors. The National Gypsum Dry Wall Plant in Wilmington will shut down o [more] |
11.22.08
Georgia-Pacific plans job cuts
(The Brunswick News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 22--Industries in Brunswick and the Golden Isles are feeling the cr [more] |
11.22.08
Manufacturing jobs take a hit in Northeast Florida
That sector of the workforce is feeling the crunch more than most
By David Bauerlein, The Times-Union [more] |
11.21.08
Insulation Maker Knauf Plans Layoffs
Insulation Maker Knauf Plans Layoffs at Shelbyville Plant
(Shelbyville, Indiana) – Knauf Insulation plans t [more] |
11.21.08
USG ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL $400 MILLION
USG Corporation Announces Agreement to Sell $400 Million of Contingent Convertible Senior Notes
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11.19.08
Certified Green Dealers Website Hits 1M Page Views
Certified Green Dealers Website Hits 1 Million Page Views after Only 11 Months
LAKEVILLE, MN -- The Certifi [more] |
11.17.08
Forty-Five Employees Laid Off From Georgia Pacific
Forty-Five Employees Laid Off From Georgia Pacific Plant in Quanah
Dozens of employees at the Georgia Pacif [more] |
11.13.08
Serious Materials Named Grand Award Winner
Serious Materials Named Grand Award Winner for Green Tech in Popular Science’s Best of What’s New
SUNNYVALE, Cali [more] |
11.13.08
USG says cost-cutting put it ahead of declining market
By James P. Miller | Tribune staff reporter
8:43 AM CST, November 13, 2008
Building-products maker USG Corp., [more] |
11.07.08
CertainTeed Gypsum Announcement
For immediate release:
November 7, 2008
CertainTeed Gypsum Announces Suspension of Wallboard Production at its Jack [more] |
11.07.08
Lafarge Q3 profit rises
Lafarge Q3 profit rises; says not confirming 2010 targets - Update
Fri. November 07, 2008; Posted: 05:31 AM
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10.30.08
Armstrong World Industries Reports Q3 2008 Results
- Third quarter reported earnings declined modestly
- Third quarter adjusted earnings grew, despite weak marke [more]
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10.28.08
USG CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2008 NET SALES
USG CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2008 NET SALES OF $1.2 BILLION AND A NET LOSS OF $40 MILLION
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10.27.08
Eagle Materials Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results
DALLAS, Oct 27, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today reported f [more] |
10.24.08
Lafarge Gypsum Launch Lightweight Steel Frame Housing
Lafarge Gypsum launch lightweight steel frame housing using FrameCAD Frame Master from FrameCAD Solutions
(AUSTRAL [more] |
10.23.08
Construction Market Will Continue to Slide in 2009
According to McGraw-Hill Construction Outlook
Expected 7% Decline Will Follow 12% Drop in 2008 as Finan [more] |
10.21.08
CERTAINTEED INSULATION TO EXPAND CANADIAN PRESENCE
News Release:
CertainTeed Insulation to Expand Canadian Presence with Purchase of Ottawa Fibre
(Valley Forge [more] |
10.15.08
ProBuild Acquires CTX Builders Supply
Source: BIG BUILDER News
Publication date: October 8, 2008
By Teresa Burney
ProBuild Holdings has bought the ass [more] |
10.01.08
BMHC Gets New Loan Terms
Dealer will pay higher interest rates, provide stock warrants, operate with less maneuvering room.
Source: PROSALE [more] |
09.30.08
Case-Shiller Indices Drop at Record Pace
Source: BIG BUILDER News
By BB Staff
Single-family home prices remained in freefall in July, according to the S&P [more] |
09.12.08
PrimeSource Makes Acquisition
PrimeSource Building Products has purchased Compass International, the Anaheim, Calif.-based fastener supplier, for an u [more] |
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