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Washington, DC, Feb. 13, 2012 -- Continuing problems in the housing market are holding back the economic recovery and blunting the effectiveness of Federal Reserve policies, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday.
Kennesaw, GA, Feb. 13, 2012 -- Invista Surfaces, maker of Stainmaster and Antron carpet fibers, has named Melissa Minihan vice president of marketing for those fiber brands.
Mukilteo, WA, Feb. 13, 2012 -- HydraMaster has named Bruce Daw to the new position of director of sales for strategic and distribution channels.
Dalton, GA, Feb. 13, 2012 -- Final preparations are being made for Beaulieu’s regional show at the Mystic Lake Convention Center in Prior Lake, Minnesota Feb. 21-22.
Salem, NJ, Feb. 13, 2012 -- Workers at Mannington Mills in Mannington Township will vote on whether they want union representation, according to NJ.com.
Seattle, WA, Feb. 9, 2012 -- Proposed legislation that would have required producers of carpet to join and fund a "carpet stewardship organization" in Washington state died without a hearing.
Seattle, WA, Feb. 10, 2012 -- Home values are likely to fall 3.7% this year, down from a 4.7% decline in 2011, according to a forecast released by real estate firm Zillow.
Ann Arbor, MI, Feb. 10, 2012 -- The initial February reading of the University of Michigan/Thomson Reuters measure of consumer sentiment fell to 72.5 in February from 75 in January.
Yonkers, NY, Feb. 10, 2012 -- When it comes to vacuums, shoppers don't have to spend top dollar to get top performance, according to Consumer Reports.
Pittsburgh, PA, Feb. 10, 2012 -- Engineered cements firm Ardex Americas was recently named a 2011 Pittsburgh Business Ethics Awards finalist in the medium sized business category.