EIGHTY FOUR — 84 Lumber Co. says it's closing another 20 stores, bringing the number of stores closed this year to 80 as the housing market continues its slump.

Spokesman Jeff Nobers says about 160 jobs are being eliminated, although some employees may move to other stores.

Pennsylvania sites affected include stores in Belle Vernon, Meadville and Reading. The company is also shutting two Michigan stores, four in Kentucky, two in Georgia, one each in Alabama, California, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Virginia.

84 Lumber is the nation's largest privately held building products supplier. Its revenues fell to $3.1 billion last year after posting sales of more than $3.9 billion in 2005 and 2006.

PITTSBURGH — Football fans will have more places to park under a tentative deal struck by the owners of the city's planned casino and the Pittsburgh Steelers.The Steelers had objected to plans to build the casino near Heinz Field for fear of game-day traffic and other problems. Lawsuits over the traffic issues were settled, and the sides agreed to cooperate on the possible problems.