Household product manufacturing
FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 file photo, shoppers pass an Indigo Friday 40% Off sign on Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile shopping district. Retail sales rose 5.1% in November, as spending on home furnishings and electronics helped offset a drop in sales of clothing and at department stores, according to figures released Thursday, Dec. 3 by Mastercard SpendingPulse. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Mastercard SpendingPulse: November holiday sales up 5.1%

By Anne D'innocenzio Dec. 03, 2020 07:00 AM EST

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, speaks during a news conference on on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2020, to highlight the Republican proposal for the next coronavirus stimulus bill. Joining Graham, from left, is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sent. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
GOP tucks $8 billion for military weaponry in virus bill

By Andrew Taylor Jul. 28, 2020 06:43 PM EDT

Libbey wants to shut down Shreveport glass tableware plant

Jul. 09, 2020 01:12 PM EDT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — An Ohio company that bills itself as one of the world’s largest glass tableware manufacturers says it wants to shut down its Louisiana...

GE Appliances to expand production, add 260 jobs

Jul. 07, 2020 02:54 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances announced Tuesday that it plans to expand production and add 260 new jobs at its manufacturing complex in Louisville,...

FILE - In this April 21, 2020 file photo, customers fill up their tanks at the Marathon gas station along Broadway Street in South Haven, Mich., as the price for regular unleaded falls below $1 a gallon. The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Fill-ups at the pump fell 49% from 2019 volumes during the second week of April. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP, File)
GNC files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection, Ugg in demand

The Associated Press Jun. 24, 2020 10:13 AM EDT

Furniture maker to close Mississippi manufacturing plant

Jun. 05, 2020 08:49 AM EDT
NEWTON, Miss. (AP) — A Michigan-based furniture maker is announcing the closure of its Mississippi manufacturing plant. La-Z-Boy Inc. on...