Consumer Spending Helps GDP Grow 3.2%
Washington, DC, April 30, 2010--Consumer spending helped first quarter GDP to a growth rate of 3.2%, the Commerce Department estimated Friday.
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NAHB Says Remodeling Poised for Rebound
Washington, DC, April 30, 2010--The decline in remodeling activity may be reaching an end, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index.
Consumer Sentiment Improves in Late April
Ann Arbor, MI, April 30, 2010--U.S. consumer sentiment edged higher in late April after sinking earlier in the month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index.
CARE Honors Starnet, ReSource Groups
Santa Fe, NM, April 30, 2010--Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership and ReSource Commercial Flooring Network won Awards of Excellence from the Carpet America Recovery Effort.
Builder D.R. Horton Swings to Profit in Quarter
Fort Worth, TX, April 30, 2010--D.R. Horton Inc. said Friday it had a second-quarter profit of $11.4 million, or $0.04 a share.
Chicago PMI Stronger Than Anticipated
Chicago, IL, April 30, 2010--The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index rose to 63.8 in April from 58.8, a stronger than expected performance.
Interface Swings to Profit on Higher Sales
Atlanta, GA, April 29, 2010--Improving sales helped Interface Inc. to a first-quarter profit.
Dixie Reports Much Narrower First Quarter Loss
Chattanooga, TN, April 29, 2010--The Dixie Group reported a first quarter net loss of $2,529,000, or $0.20 per share, compared with a net loss of $35,557,000, or $2.91 per diluted share, for the year-earlier period.
Milliken Moving Positions from Georgia to SC
Spartanburg, SC, April 29, 2010--Milliken & Co. is relocating 40 high-level and support jobs from its Design Center in LaGrange, Ga., to its headquarters complex in Spartanburg.
CARE Names Recycler, Person of Year
Santa Fe, NM, April 29, 2010--The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) named its Recycler of the Year and Person of the Year at the organization's eighth Annual Conference held April 26-28 in Santa Fe.