Technology

Two federal agencies, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Department of Housing...

Belgrade, Maine-based Hammond Lumber Co. will acquire three building material stores located in Damariscotta, Boothbay Harbor and Pemaquid, from Sanford, Maine-based New England Building Materials.

The move brings the 58-year-old Hammond Lumber footprint from nine Maine locations to 12.

The paint sundries category is big, accounting for $3.1 billion in U.S. sales in 2006,...

A manufacturer of construction and landscaping equipment will operate Home Depot’s large equipment rental business...

A recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement about consumer use of spray foam insulation threatens to deflate the growing sales — and availability — of this popular product. In April, the EPA expressed its concerns about certain chemicals found in spray polyurethane foam, which is applied as a liquid and then expands to fill cavities or gaps. 


Barry Reid grew up in Eugene, Ore., where mold was considered “normal,” he recalls. But...

Terex, a Westport, Conn.-based construction equipment rental firm, has extended its partnership with Home Depot by adding PT-30 and PT-50 compact track loaders, TSR50 skid-steer loaders and TC16 compact excavators to its centers in 280 select Home Depot locations, according to an article in Rental Equipment Manager.

The cutbacks will result in the loss of 145 jobs....