Standard & Poor’s raised its outlook for Louisiana-Pacific Corp. to “Stable” from “Negative” on Friday, saying the building-products maker strengthened its balance sheet in 2009 despite the housing slump.

Standard & Poor’s raised its outlook for Louisiana-Pacific Corp. to “Stable” from “Negative” on Friday, saying the building-products maker strengthened its balance sheet in 2009 despite the housing slump.

EnergySolutions Inc. said Friday that Chairman and CEO Steve Creamer has resigned and will be succeeded as CEO by the nuclear services company’s president, Val John Christensen.

American Woodmark reported a .1 million loss Friday, saying it is maintaining a strategy of keeping production capacity in place for when housing market rebounds.

American Woodmark Corporation today announced results for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2010, that ended on January 31, 2010.