The National Association of Home Builders' recent Remodeling Market Index showed that remodeling activity remained steady across most of the country in the fourth quarter of 2006, even with a sagging housing market.
The Nexstar Legacy Foundation awarded its first scholarships dedicated to improving professionalism in the plumbing trades by attracting high-caliber young talent.
W.W. Grainger, Inc., a $5.9 billion distributor of facilities maintenance supplies, recently released a 316-page specialty catalog for plumbing products and supplies.
The U.S. House of Representatives March 1 passed the "Employee Free Choice" bill, which would amend the National Labor Relations Act by giving unions the right to achieve recognition solely through the “card-check” process, rather than through secret ballot.
According to Business Week.com, at least two private-equity firms have formed to consider bids for HD Supply, the wholesale distribution arm of Home Depot.