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New York, NY, July 1, 2010--The Lakeland Central School District has been fined $2,500 after two custodians were found to have improperly removed asbestos-laden floor tiles from Lakeland High School last summer.
Washington, DC, July 2, 2010--U.S. average hourly earnings of all employees in the private nonfarm sector fell by $0.02, or 0.1%, to $22.53 in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said today.
Washington, DC, July 2, 2010--U.S. factory orders declined broadly in May after nine straight months of gains.
Deerfield Beach, FL, July 1, 2010-–Mapei recently completed construction on an additional 44,000 square feet of warehouse, shipping and office space at its Delta, British Columbia, manufacturing facility.
Tempe, AZ, July 1, 2010--The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index fell to 56.2 in June from 59.7 in May.
Washington, DC, July 1, 2010--Construction spending in the U.S. fell in May for the first time in three months, the Commerce Department reported.
Washington, DC, July 1, 2010--The U.S. Senate Wednesday extended the deadline for homebuyers seeking to claim a federal tax credit.
Washington, DC, July 1, 2010--New contracts for home resales fell substantially in May after a federal subsidy for buyers expired at the end of April, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Washington, DC, July 1, 2010--Initial jobless claims last week rose by 13,000 to 472,000, surprising forecasters who predicted a slight drop from the previous week.
Jakarta, Indonesia, July 1, 2010--With a continuing natural gas shortage, local ceramic tiles producers have been unable to increase production to meet surging demand, a ceramic tile producers association says.