This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — New Orleans vacuum ...

David Oreck, the New Orleans entrepreneur who after serving on a B-29 bomber during World War II founded the vacuum cleaner company that bore his name, died Wednesday at his Mississippi home. His ...

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When David Oreck started selling Oreck vacuum cleaners weighing less than 9 pounds in the 1970s, rivals scoffed that anything that light must be flimsy. Mr. Oreck, a self-trained master marketer of ...

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Privately held Oreck Corp., maker of upright vacuum cleaners and other cleaning products, has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. The company may reach an agreement within ...

The manufacturer of Hoover and Dirt Devil brand vacuum cleaners was the winning bidder for rival Oreck in a bankruptcy auction on Monday, offering at least $24.4 million to outbid members of the Oreck ...

TESS VIGELAND: We saw an item in the New York Times today that gave us pause. The Oreck Corporation — it make vacuums, among other things — is shutting down its factory in Long Beach, Mississippi. The ...

Oreck Corp. filed for Chapter 11 reorganization May 6 Family%27s bid is only one so far for company in Bankruptcy Court If successful%2C the family hopes to focus on U.S. manufacturing and a U.S.