Armed federal agents are patrolling Chicago’s downtown streets and President Donald Trump has called up 200 National Guard troops for deployment in Portland, Oregon. Both are the latest examples of ...

Melanie’s next-door neighbors just sold their home, and she learned that the new owners were property flippers when they immediately started making changes to the house. At first, Melanie was glad to ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I bought our current home about four years ago, although the house itself is about 20 years old. The backyard is surrounded by a standard wooden fence. The condition ...

Ruben Mendoza, CEO of FBM in Santa Ana, tells the Business Journal how he rose from teen entrepreneur to founder of a company he sold to Lowe's for $8.8 billion. Ruben Mendoza’s rise from teen ...

Lowe’s is set to expand its professional contractor business with an $8.8 billion acquisition. The deal involves Foundation Building Materials, a California-based wholesale construction materials ...

Lowe’s is shelling out big bucks to buy a building materials company, and some locations of the company Lowe’s is acquiring are closer than you think. The home improvement company announced last week ...

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe's Companies Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Foundation Building Materials (FBM) for approximately $8.8 billion. FBM is a North American distributor of ...

Home improvement retailer Lowe’s Companies Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Santa Ana-based Foundation Building Materials for approximately $8.8 billion. Foundation Building ...

NEW YORK — Lowe's is buying Foundation Building Materials, a distributor of drywall, insulation and other products, for about $8.8 billion as the home improvement retailer intensifies its focus on ...