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Insurance giant State Farm is promoting Iris from Lowe’s with a $75 off coupon to customers who buy the Iris Safe & Secure Kit.

The kit, which regularly sells for $179 before the discount, helps homeowners control lights, thermostats, door locks via smartphone and tablet. It also

Installing such a system, according to State Farm, might also make homeowners eligible for insurance discounts.

This latest promotion is part of a long running partnership between State Farm and Lowe’s. “

Chelsea Building Products has hired Matthew Coulson as its research and development engineer specializing in proprietary PVC formulations. As part of Chelsea’s research department, Coulson will focus on the continued improvement of their PVC and composite PVC formulations.
 

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It's official. US LBM Holdings announced on Wednesday afternoon a new ownership deal.

Private equity firm Kelso & Company entered an agreement to purchase a majority of the equity interests in Green Bay, Wisconsin-based US LBM Holdings. BlackEagle Partners LLC and certain members of US LBM will be investors alongside Kelso, according to the announcement. 

Pratt & Lambert Paints has released a new interior paint-and-primer-in-one that aims to provide better hide, durability, adhesion and smoothness.

Accolade Premium Paint & Primer offers a range of one-coat colors with the same high-performance formula.

Valspar and Room & Board have partnered up, resulting in a curated palette of interior paints to coordinate with the retailer’s collection of American-made home furniture and accessories. The color collection of paint-and-primer-in-one is branded Room & Board Colors by Valspar and is available exclusively at Room & Board’s 14 showroom locations.

The color offering includes six option: White, Limestone, Sandstone, Cement, Putty and Charcoal. The paint is zero-VOC, low odor and quick drying to a durable, stain-resistant eggshell finish.

In its 88th year of business, Moulding & Millwork – which describes itself as the largest manufacturer of interior finishings in North America – is changing its name to Metrie. 

The launch of the new name coincides with the debut of five all-encompassing design Collections of coordinated interior trim and doors, according to the Vancouver, B.C.-based company.

Do it Best's executive team weighed in on some pre-market story lines heading into the co-op's May Market in Indianapolis, including a major anniversary, buy-one-get-ones and e-commerce initiatives.

The market kicks off Friday with merchandising updates and a deep-discount Sneak Peek sales event at the Indiana Convention Center. The event runs through Monday.

Here is the interview, conducted via email, with the co-op's Rich Lynch, VP marketing and Steve Markley, VP merchandise.