More trouble lies ahead for Black & Decker

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A general slowdown in new home construction is trickling down to the manufacturing industry.

Black & Decker Corp. last week announced it laid off 70 salaried employees in its U.S. power tool division, with most of the job loss coming in its Towson facility.

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