Shareholders of Walter Industries on Thursday gave the company a new identity to better reflect its core business: coal production. ...more

April 25, 2009

Shareholders of Walter Industries today approved a spinoff of the company's financing business, allowing the Tampa-based company to focus solely on coal production. ...more

April 23, 2009

10 Largest Public Companies In The Bay Area By Market Capitalization ...more

March 9, 2009

Walter Industries, a leading coal producer, has boosted its production and supply of coal with the acquisition of a coal-mining company in Alabama. ...more

September 9, 2008

Coal mining has never been more lucrative. The price of coal, a major ingredient in the production of electricity and steel, has doubled since January, pushing the stock prices and earnings of U.S. coal producers to new highs. ...more

June 5, 2008

Shares in Walter Industries Inc. rose 7.74 percent Friday after the company reported expectations of record earnings, record coal sales contracts and additional steps that could lead to selling the financing and home building businesses. ...more

May 3, 2008