For 19 years, Chris Davies helped people move into a modular Jim Walter Home. On Tuesday, the manager of the company's Goose Creek branch learned that she won't have that opportunity anymore. Tampa, ...

The parent company of Jim Walter Homes, which operates a branch in Houston, has shut down its home-building business. Tampa, Fla.-based Walter Industries, a natural resource and energy company, said ...

There won't be anyone home at Jim Walter Homes for much longer. One of the largest single family homebuilders in the country, the company is shutting its doors for good.

Walter Industries of Tampa, Fla., closed its Jim Walter Homes business, which has a Beaumont office, but it's not a reflection on the Southeast Texas market, local builders said. Jim Walter Homes, ...

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Diversified company Walter Industries Inc said it would close its loss-making homebuilding unit, Jim Walter Homes, that would affect about 230 jobs, sending its shares up as much as ...

Diversified company Walter Industries Inc. said it would close its loss-making home-building unit, Jim Walter Homes, that would affect about 230 jobs, sending its shares up nearly 5 percent. Walter, ...

It was a good idea born of the simplest intentions. More than 60 years ago, Jim Walter Homes became a frenzy, a household name, a springboard for something bigger expansions into coal mining and high ...