Italian manufacturer Fulgor is actively seeking bidders to invest in, and recapitalize the company.  Fulgor confirms that they are in discussions with multiple bidders.
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Providence Business Journal reports that Broan parent Nortek (HQ in Providence) may be unable to pay its debts due 2010.  Nortek president Richard Bready blames the economy for their
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They live and work among us.  They travel in the shadows.  They are an arm of the government but answer to one man.  And they have dedicated their lives to a cause we will never comprehend.  THIS IS THE LPF.

Viking Range to recall 45,000 refrigerators manufactured between 1999 and 2006. 
Why? Seems the doors have a tendency of falling off breaking people’s toes and fingers.  Now that's a problem.
How often could that happen? 57 times.  Say again.....didn't hear you right.
FIFTY SEVEN TIMES?  VIKING FRIDGE DOORS HAVE FALLEN OFF FIFTY SEVEN TIMES!!!! 
So now they recall? 

Normally we would ignore this kind of news which is not directly related to appliances, but who knows what you might need to know.
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At an undisclosed location...............

As we reported May 2008, bigger brains did not begat cooking, delicate sauces, an
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The ABC News special "Earth 2100", broadcast June 2, predicted a possible future based on the converging dis
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Sure we knew it was going to bad when we made these predictions for June 2009 way back in June of 2008, but really, who could know it was going to be this bad?  Lots wrong.  Som
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Just another day at Energy Star's Office of Major Appliance Regulations.  Pick one of our captions, or suggest one of yours.

Philips Electronics, which last danced with the major appliance industry in 1991 (when it sold its European appliance business to Whirlpool) makes a small return to ou
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Bloomberg and New Zealand Herald report that Chinese appliance manufacturer Haier is taking a 20%+ stake in Fisher and Paykel Appliances with a US$25 million investment, roughly putting the total v
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While GE Corporate has been schizophrenic in its love for the appliance business, this has not stopped the Appliance division from plowing ahead to reinvent and expand the industry while also build
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