Boone International Inc

Fortune Brands Inc. agreed to buy Corona-based Boone International Inc. Terms were not disclosed. Closely held Boone makes bulletin boards, markers and other products used in presentations. It expects sales of $56 million this year. Boone will become part of Fortune Brands' office products business, which sells Day-Timer calendars, Swingline staplers and Apollo overhead projectors. Old Greenwich, Conn.-based Fortune Brands shares closed down 13 cents at $33.44 on the NYSE.

Fortune Brands Inc. agreed to buy Corona-based Boone International Inc. Terms were not disclosed. Closely held Boone makes bulletin boards, markers and other products used in presentations. It expects sales of $56 million this year. Boone will become part of Fortune Brands' office products business, which sells Day-Timer calendars, Swingline staplers and Apollo overhead projectors. Old Greenwich, Conn.-based Fortune Brands shares closed down 13 cents at $33.44 on the NYSE.

A delegation of high-ranking business and government officials from China arrived in Orange County on Monday as part of a trade mission to purchase millions of dollars worth of U.S. consumer goods and machinery. The delegation's shopping list is wide-ranging--from costume jewelry and cosmetic products to food-processing equipment and machines that make electronic components and auto tires. "Some are one-time purchases, while others will be ongoing on an annual basis," said Patrick D.