The nation’s oldest privately held clothing manufacturer recently celebrated its 130th year of supplying garments for “presidents, the military, sports icons, Hollywood actors, Disney and the Rose Bowl Parade,” according to Jim Park, vice president of sales for Hardwick Clothes here.

The nation’s oldest privately held clothing manufacturer recently celebrated its 130th year of supplying garments for “presidents, the military, sports icons, Hollywood actors, Disney and the Rose Bowl Parade,” according to Jim Park, vice president of sales for Hardwick Clothes here.

Praters gets all of its green hardwood and cork flooring products from forests certified in sustainable forestry practices.

TVA’s megasite program helped lure nearly $5 billion of investments into Tennessee Valley sites from Volkswagen, Toyota and other manufacturers in the past six years.

It’s called add-on insurance. When a consumer makes a purchase, gets credit, rents a vehicle or other similar transactions, often times the vendor or selling company asks if the customer would like an insurance policy to “protect” him or her from a variety of perils.

Q: What should a buyer consider when hiring a home inspector?

More than a half century ago while visiting near Fort Myers, Fla., author Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote, “The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient.”

Q: I know you’ve written about telephone plans in the past, but I’m trying hard to save money on my phone bills. Any new advice? — ET Phone Home

Q: We’ve just purchased an older home that’s truthfully pretty ugly. We don’t have a lot of cash to upgrade or beautify, but we know some improvements must be made. Any ideas to help out our budget? — Linda and Louie Lackluster

I thoroughly enjoy skimming through women’s magazines in my leisure time and between the fashions and food sometimes discover some meaningful consumer information.