USG Corp., a leading building products company, has reported second quarter net sales of $914 million and net earnings of $31 million.

Laminate flooring manufacturer Alloc Inc. has hired Dennis Mohn to serve as National Sales Manager for the company.

Sales of existing single-family homes eased slightly last month but were still at one of the strongest levels on record, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The Commerce Department has reported that sales of new single-family homes rose 4.7 percent to a record 1.160 million annual rate, surprising analysts who had expected sales to slip to a 1.120 million rate.

Burlington Industries Inc. has announced an agreement with WL Ross & Co. LLC by which Ross' $608 million acquisition proposal has been designated the best of several bids received in connection with the sale process approved last May by the court in its reorganization proceedings.

The Commerce Department reported that new orders for durable goods -- costly manufactured products expected to last at least three years -- increased by a solid 2.1 percent in June from May.

The number of people putting in for new jobless claims dropped to the lowest level since February, the Labor Department said.

Interface Inc. has announced results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2003.

Southern TIle Distributors Inc., with warehouses in both Norfolk and Richmond, will celebrate 50 years of service Aug. 16 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel, to be attended by employees, family, retirees, invited vendors and friends.

Anderson Hardwood Floors has announced the appointment of Gilford Flooring of Jeffersonville, Ind., to distribute Anderson's Appalachian and selected handcrafted flooring in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.