Doors and windows
Keep your doors and windows locked for a tight fit in the winter, according to energy resource solutions company Current Energy. This will keep any heat from escaping. Also, close off any stairways, rooms and walk-in closets that you aren?t using. This will decrease the space that your heaters must fill.

Minnesota-Based Andersen Windows Announces More Layoffs
The Andersen Corp. is announcing more layoffs. The Bayport-based maker of windows and doors says it is permanently reducing its workforce by 50 employees and temporarily laying off about 400 workers.

Loewen windows borrows $10-million from province
Loewen, a manufacturer of luxury windows and doors, is redesigning its Steinbach factory to what it says will be a model of lean manufacturing with the assistance of a $10-million secured, repayable provincial interest-bearing loan.

Windows 7 public beta announcement goes official
January 9, 12 noon PST will see the opening of Windows 7 beta for the world to see, as Microsoft will be using that date to throw the doors open and show people what Vista should have been.  Sure, most of the buzz of this announcement has been deflated as it was no where near [...]

Housing market claims 450 jobs at Andersen Windows
Andersen Windows, the Bayport based window making giant, announced Thursday it's laying off 450 workers.

SAWING BATTERS' BOXES
Wes Plowman of Plowman's Windows and Doors in Millville cuts lumber for athletic equipment storage boxes at William E. Ewan Field in the Millville Babe Ruth baseball and softball complex on Thursday.

More layoffs at window-maker Andersen
(AP:BAYPORT, Minn.) The Andersen Corp. is announcing more layoffs. The Bayport-based maker of windows and doors says it is permanently reducing its work force by 50 employees and temporarily laying off about 400 workers.

Police: 57 business burglarized along I-83
Nearly 60 commercial businesses throughout York County were burglarized by brazen thieves who, since December, have smashed through doors and windows and stole computers, electronics and cash.

Times & Star
A MARYPORT pub has closed, less than 18 months after its £630,000 relaunch. The Royal Victoria, on the corner of John Street and Crosby Street, closed for the last time this week as workmen sealed doors and windows in metal sheets.

More layoffs at Andersen
Associated Press - January 8, 2009 6:05 PM ET BAYPORT, Minn. (AP) - The Andersen Corp. is announcing more layoffs. The Bayport-based maker of windows and doors says it is permanently...

Union Takes Action Against Republic Windows
The union that drew international attention when its members staged a six-day sit-in as Republic Windows & Doors closed its Goose Island plant last month seeks new sanctions against the now-bankrupt manufacturer.

Labor charges filed against Republic Windows
(AP) ? A union representing Chicago workers whose recent factory sit-in drew national attention are taking new action against the now-bankrupt company. United Electrical Workers says it has filed documents with the National Labor Relations Board alleging Republic Windows and Doors violated ...

Who Calls For Peace?
An arson attack on a synagogue in the UK, the petrol bombing of a synagogue in France, kosher shopkeepers in North West London frightened to open their doors for fear of who may enter, graffiti daubed on windows and walls, not simply decrying Israel but also urging passers-by to murder Jews.

A DIY Checklist for Winterizing the Exterior of Your Home
(ARA) -The cold winter season brings destructive snow, ice and freezing temperatures to homeowners in the Snow Belt states each year and proper preparation is essential. There are numerous tasks that you, the homeowner, can do to protect and prepare the exterior of your home before winter sets in.

Ballmer: Google, Google, the economy, Google
In an interview with CNET News, Microsoft CEO talks about Windows, taking software to the Web, and competing with the search king. But there's no escaping the bad economy.

Police offer $1,000 for info on pellet-gun vandals in Forest Lake
Vandals have been shooting pellet guns to break storefront windows and damage property in downtown Forest Lake. Police in the northern Washington County suburb are hoping a $1,000 reward will bring information leading to those responsible.

Elm Street eyesore
Disaster waiting to happen? Abandoned building is a pain for Lodi As park supervisor Duane Wright stood next to an abandoned building on Elm Street, he pointed to a child-sized dirty mattress on the ground and to a place in the bushes where he found drug paraphernalia.

Karen Russo, Sac Union Columnist
Yesterday ? up until late afternoon ? the terrorists focused their attention on Ashkelon and Ashdod, so Beersheba was quiet, up until about 4:30, anyway, when a Grad missile hit somewhere near Ben Gurion University of the Negev. I only know that because someone who was near there told me.

Police nab suspect in Simpsonville burglary spree
Simpsonville police have arrested a man suspected of going on a three-night New Year's burglary spree while smashing doors and windows and grabbing cash from multiple Simpsonville businesses.

Shuttered Ephrata school has been target of vandals
Vandals are throwing rocks at the windows of the closed Lincoln Elementary School, Ephrata police said Thursday.Officers conducting a check of the building at 1301 Apple St. on Sunday reported finding several broken windows. Inside, they found rocks and glass shards on the floor.Ephrata Area School ...