CertainTeed Insulation Completes Acquisition of Canadian Insulation Manufacturer - To Expand North American Presence (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
CertainTeed Insulation today announced the completion of its acquisition of the OFI Income Fund on January 2, 2009.

CertainTeed Insulation Completes Acquisition of Canadian Insulation Manufacturer - To Expand North American Presence (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
CertainTeed Insulation today announced the completion of its acquisition of the OFI Income Fund on January 2, 2009. Under the agreement, CertainTeed Insulation acquires all of the assets of the OFI Income Fund and the OFI Operating Trust, including Ottawa Fibre, for approximately $42 million CDN, and the assumption of its adjusted debt.

Top 10 news stories for 2008 (Harrison Daily Times)
In the early morning hours of Feb. 6, Stephen Williams, 28, of Bryant left a Little Rock bar in his pickup. Witnesses said he was very drunk, even describing him as “out of it.”

building permits (Aberdeen American News)
Jon Oster, 2 Linda Ln., reside house and garage, $6,507.83....

Amarillo market slows: Home construction down (Amarillo Globe-News)
[Builders launched almost 120 fewer single-family homes in Amarillo in 2008 through November than they did in the same period of 2007.

House Republicans draft tax reform proposal (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Amid the financial worries and talk of state shortfalls, some House Republicans are suggesting that now is the time to eliminate the state's corporate and individual income taxes. Not only that, but they're also calling for dropping the sales tax from 6 cents to a nickel on every dollar of goods purchased. So how will taking away all that revenue stabilize the shaky status of the state's ...

A fresh start in 2009 (San Jose Mercury News)
How to make your house more of a home in the new year.

Ranging Reporter update: Most charter buses deemed safe by Victoria residents (The Victoria Advocate)
Q: How safe do you think charter buses are and why?

Infill housing design, public transit gain popularity (Las Vegas Business Press)
A housing slump and increased commuting costs are fueling more infill design near public transit sites, the American Institute of Architects, a Washington, D.C.-based trade group, reports. Traditional neighborhoods are designed with homes planted on small lots next to the street and sidewalk.

2008 YEAR IN REVIEW: San Mateo County burst into 2008 with a mysterious killing at a popular restaurant chain, and, as ... (San Jose Mercury News)
Mollie Stone's crashAt about 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 22, 43-year-old roofing company employee Carlos Siordia lost control of his truck and sped down a hill into a busy San Mateo intersection.