Stanley Works News

Black & Decker's employees are getting a little something for the holidays: The company is reinstating its 401 plan match effective December 1. The tool and accessories, hardware and home improvement products manufacturer will return the match to its prior level, which was 50 percent on the first 6 percent contributed, according to a Securities and ...

Submitted by Amy Ogle, Community Mental Health Affiliates, on 2009-11-19.   Amy Ogle From left: CMHA President & CEO Raymond Gorman, CMHA Board of Directors member Joseph Puzzo, president & CEO of The Hospital of Central Connecticut/Central Connecticut Health Alliance Laurence Tanner, and CMHA Chairman of the Board John Matulis at CMHA's annual ...

Biz Buzz Submitted by Laura Stone, Ryan Marketing Partners, on 2009-11-17.   Jason Polanski Front row: West Haven Cheerleaders and the UCONN Husky Mascot.

Regulatory News: The Institute of Private Finances at Swedbank is extending its activity to comprise Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

A workshop for leaders of nonprofit agencies on surviving a poor economy is scheduled Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Stanley Center for Learning and Innovation, 1000 Stanley Drive.

Following his company's recently announced merger with Stanley Works , departing Black & Decker CEO Nolan Archibald was entitled to a $20.5 million golden parachute on his way out the door.

In 2002, United Technologies Corp. 's security business didn't exist, and so the conglomerate's new deal with General Electric would have come as a shock at the time.

Stanley Works announced today its launch of a nationwide Hispanic outreach program called "Hazla en Grande" -- which translates to "Make It Big" in English -- during its media debut at the 2009 STAFDA convention.

With General Electric Co. nearing a sale of its GE Security Inc. unit to United Technologies Corp.

It will cost Black & Decker Corp . or New Britain-based Stanley Works $125 million if either of the tool giants has a change of heart and decides to walk away from their recently announced $4.5 billion merger, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.

The week that Black and Decker announced its plans to merge with The Stanley Works and move its headquarters -- one of only three Fortune 500 company headquarters still left in Baltimore metropolitan area -- is the same week that one of Baltimore's most ardent fans and successful businessmen died.

As the merging process begins for Black and Decker and Stanley, there is some skepticism about the effects the merge may have, especially in Towson.

At long last, after several previous attempts, it's official: Stanley Works will buy Black & Decker .

From its pre- World War I origins in Hartford, Emhart Corp. grew into an international hardware enterprise with 32,000 employees.

WASHINGTON - Taxpayers are unlikely to recover their full investment in General Motors or Chrysler, government investigators said yesterday in the latest review to cast doubts that the government will recoup the $80 billion it poured into the two automakers.

Shares of the toolmaker soared 31% after Stanley Works announced it would buy Black & Decker in an all-stock transaction worth about $4.5 billion.

Given the slew of positive economic data Monday, you might have been forgiven for expecting a decent rebound in risk assets.

For once, a state to the south is losing jobs to Connecticut rather than luring them away.

Stocks finished mixed Tuesday amid some large merger deals. Traders were bracing for tomorrow's Federal Reserve decision on interest rates and whether to change its policy language.

Del Mar, CA - In a new audio interview with SmallCapVoice.com, President and CEO Josef Obermeier talks about the company's new client base focus.