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Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co., Inc. announced today that it is laying off 334 of its production and office employees - most of which work at the company's Wausau facility -because of weak residential and light commercial construction industries.

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In this Nov. 6, 2006 file photo, model homes at a Beazer Homes subdivision are seen near Sacramento , Calif .

New York -- Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street Tuesday as the dollar, which powered Monday's huge rally, eased its slide.

Tesoro Corp. 's earnings plummeted in the third quarter of 2009 in response to the poor economy.

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A federal judge in Los Angeles has rebuffed an effort by the former chief executive of building giant KB Home to exclude materials related to his marriage settlement and other evidence during his upcoming trial for allegedly manipulating stock options.

Warren Buffett's company will sell its stakes in Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads before it completes its $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

Homebuilder Beazer Homes USA Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday.

FRANKLIN, Va. - Communities near the International Paper plant in Franklin are trying to determine what ripple effects the plant's scheduled 2010 shutdown will have.

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Global giants such as heavy equipment maker Caterpillar can offer clues about the health - or lack thereof - of the U.S. and global economies.

Beginning Nov. 19, the Wick Building Systems facility, 2301 E. Fourth St., will shut down, with plans to reopen in the spring, said Tom Palecek, vice president and general manager.

Berkshire Hathaway reported results for the third quarter following the close of trading Friday.

Engineering company Stantec Inc. reported its net loss in the third quarter narrowed to $10 million from $30 million as the company booked a goodwill impairment charge on the company's western U.S. operations.

Willdan Group, Inc. today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Willdan Homeland Solutions , was awarded a $1.8 million contract with GTSI, Inc.

Companies have cut costs to the bone in this brutal recession. Lost jobs, shuttered facilities and difficult mergers are commonplace throughout corporate America.

Wang leapt from last year's 23rd position to top the Forbes China Rich List after his fortune increased to 39.6 billion yuan , exceeding the second richest, agricultural feed and heavy industry tycoon Liu Yongxing's $5.5 billion, Forbes said.

The contracts are valued in total at approximately $80 million and the scopes of work for all three contracts are expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter 2010.

Toronto - Published on Friday, Nov. 06, 2009 10:36AM EST Last updated on Friday, Nov.