Appliance News

Is Whirlpool serious, or just curious? After making a tentative proposal to acquire appliance-industry rival Maytag Corp., Whirlpool is now conducting an in-depth review of the target company's non-public ...2.7

Appliance makers are gearing up to push new energy-efficient clothes washers and refrigerators in the wake of the energy bill passed last week that offers tax credits to homeowners who upgrade to ...2.7

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It's the MSD 500, the world's largest mobile shear manufactured at Stanley/ LaBounty in Two Harbors.2.7

Electric housewares maker Salton, Inc. announced that it has extended the expiration date of its previously announced private debt exchange offer for its outstanding 10.75 percent Senior Subordinated Notes due ...2.7

A federal judge throws out a jury's one-point-seven million-dollar finding that a defective dishwasher caused the fire that killed a Kansas woman.2

Washington, Aug. 1 : A number of multinational companies are cutting jobs more heavily in Western Europe than in other regions and fleeing to low-labour-cost countries like Mexico and those in Eastern Europe, a ...2.7

SustainableBusiness.com has published a list of what it considers to be the world's top 20 "sustainable stocks". These are publicly traded corporations that the website's analysts consider the best at creating ...2.9

To forge a closer bond with consumers, Whirlpool Corp. announced that it is hosting a series of "Podcasts" on its Web site that delve into diverse family issues such as parenting, career, health, and ...2.7

Jarden Corp., a provider of niche consumer products such as toothpicks, home-canning jars, playing cards and coffee makers, reported lower earnings for its second quarter yesterday as it continues to digest ...2.7

HAIER Group, a China-based electrical appliances maker, expects its sales in Malaysia to hit RM60 million for financial year ending December 31 2005 helped by the company's promotional and branding efforts.2.7

U.S. appliance maker Maytag said it could earn tens of millions of dollars in federal tax credits thanks to a provision included in the federal energy bill that will help expand U.S. sales of super-efficient ...2.7

Weak sales of a coffee maker Applica hoped would help turn around its domestic-gadget portfolio continue to hurt profits though second-quarter losses weren't as bad as they were last year, the Miramar-based ...2.7

A $200,000 pledge from The Stanley Works has put New Britain General Hospital over the top in its $7.5 million capital campaign.2.7

Savvis Inc. said Wednesday that its shares have traded at more than $1 long enough to avoid a delisting threatened earlier this year by the Nasdaq stock market.2.7

Stanley Works continued its recent growth through acquisitions and increased sales, posting another quarter of solid results.2.7

CEO Gerald Grinstein said in Tuesday's memo, which was obtained today by The Associated Press, that the nation's third-largest airline is still working hard to avoid a Chapter 11 filing, but he reiterated there ...2.7

Power tool maker The Black & Decker Corporation announced that net earnings from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2005 were U.S. $154.0 million, or $1.88 per diluted share, versus $121.8 million, ...4.5

A Mexican company hopes to acquire Camco Inc., Canada's largest appliance maker, the companies jointly announced yesterday.5.3

Appliance makers are touting a new solution for all the rubbery chicken that winds up on America's dinner tables: steam ovens.2.1

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Clyde Preslar is resigning as chief financial officer, vice president and secretary at Lance Inc., the Charlotte snack maker said Friday, just two months after the departure of CEO Paul Stroup.2.7

An Ontario company is banking on the support of Congress for the renewal of a patent protecting some of its flashlight technology.4

Whirlpool Corp. appeared ready to take an aggressive approach in its attempt to buy rival appliance maker Maytag Corp.2.7

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For the past five years, Whirlpool Corp. has been a Cornerstone partner with Habitat for Humanity, as advertised in a TV commercial by singer Reba McIntyre.3.1

Windmere Corp. founder Belvin Friedson died Thursday after a battle with cancer.2.7

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Gunmen opened fire on a minibus carrying Iraqi workers to a U.S. airbase in central Iraq, killing 13, police said Tuesday.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Delaware's largest power company, accusing the utility and three other companies of allowing black construction workers in Bethlehem, Pa., to be taunted ...2

Five-year deal calls for AT&T; to offer a global IP-based networking solution that will integrate more than 150 Whirlpool locations.2.7

Personal care manufacturer Helen of Troy Limited has announced a 27 per cent fall in its first quarter profits as administrative, selling and general expenses all mount significantly, Simon Pitman reports.2.7