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Lowe’s plans to change space travel with its latest tech project—and that’s not a far-off fantasy. The giant retailer is slated to launch a commercial 3-D printer to the International Space Station in early 2016, taking manufacturing off the Earth. The goal …

When homeowners debate painting the walls in their home, one of the biggest reasons they abandon the project may be due to the uncertainty of the final look. Since doubt makes many consumers hesitant to paint, big box retailer Home Depot released the app …

Federal agencies are still investigating formaldehyde in Lumber Liquidators’ Chinese-made laminate flooring, which brought a firestorm of federal scrutiny and class-action lawsuits this year – but the company settled a 2013 case this month. In 2013, special agents from the Immigration and …

This week, Home Depot announced the appointment of Linda Gooden to its board of directors. Gooden will serve on the company’s audit and leadership development and compensation committees. Her appointment gives the company 12 directors. Gooden, who retired in 2013 from Lockheed Martin …

Amazon is already a click away on your smartphone or computer, but you can bring the online retailer even closer to home through Dash buttons – small devices made for ordering products. Now Amazon is available to share your kitchen, bathroom, laundry room and …

Home improvement chain Menards is expanding in the Midwest, and plans to build a $29.1 million manufacturing and distribution facility to serve its growing business. The 185,000-square-foot distribution center will be located in Sullivan, Missouri, and  employ 129 people, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The …

Home Depot has asked a federal court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit because a 2014 data breach exposed customer information that “could not have occurred were it not for the banks’ own lack of security measures,” according to court documents. …

Several large corporations have invested in Fitbit devices to motivate their employees to improve their health, and Target has joined the club. Target is offering activity trackers from Fitbit Inc. to its 335,000 U.S. employees. This move is an attempt to improve workers’ fitness levels …