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Walnut Creek, California-based Central Garden & Pet said it rebuffed acquisition offers from an investment group.

The marketer and producer of products for the lawn and garden and pet supplies markets, said that, after an extensive review, its board of directors unanimously concluded that it will not pursue two proposals received from Harbinger Group Inc. in June to acquire all of Central’s common stock at $10 per share in cash or, alternatively, to acquire the company's pet segment for $750 million in cash.

True Effects Hand & Skin Shield offers up a solution for workers who get their hands dirty.

The product goes on like a cream, protects like a glove for hours without washing off, yet allows skin to breathe.

Home & Garden Showplace, the garden center business unit of True Value Company, today announced Primera as its newest member.

Established in 1999, Primera represents the nation’s largest distribution cooperative in the professional turf and ornamental industry. Currently, over 60 owner-distributors serve thousands of markets through their collective national distribution across the U.S.

The study surveyed more than 2,700 Houzz users in the U.S. who own homes and are in the midst of a kitchen renovation, have recently completed one or are planning one in the next three months. Read on to learn what people are doing with these important rooms.

Family Farm & Home, a specialty retailer of agricultural and home products, is opening up shop in Austintown and Bucyrus, Ohio.

The new Austintown location boasts 45,000 sq. ft. of retail space at 4477 Mahoning Ave., with store manager Josh Sheetz at the helm.

In Bucyrus, the 40,000-sq.-ft. store at 2460 E. Mansfield St. will be managed by Tim McLaughlin.

Central Garden & Pet Company celebrated double-digit growth in its third quarter, with particularly impressive growth in its Pet segment.

Hearth & Home Technologies is recalling a number of its gas fireplaces, gas stoves, gas inserts and log sets, citing a tendency for the gas valve to leak.

The recall affects about 20,000 units of Heat-N-Glo, Heatilator, Outdoor Lifestyles and Quadra Fire products, which encompass both natural and propane gas indoor and outdoor fireplaces, stoves, inserts and log sets.

Melanie Healey, former group president, North America, The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), has been elected to join its board of directors, effective immediately.

She will serve on the PPG Paints board’s audit committee and its technology and environment committee.