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This season's series of colossal storms have cost millions of dollars for states, municipalities and businesses. But companies in these six industries are finding that the rough winter's snows are a gift from the weatherman.

It can be said that as washers and dryers go, so goes the U.S. economy. And currently, the appliance trend is heading in the right direction. U.S. durable goods orders rose 1.0 percent in September and the closely followed rate that excludes transportation roders also increased 0.9 percent, the...