Conference Board Index Hints at Jobless Recovery
New York, NY, Sept. 10, 2009--The Conference Board Employment Trends Index dropped 0.1 percent from the revised July number.
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Consolidated Carpet Wins Starnet Award
New York, NY, Sept. 8, 2009—Consolidated Carpet's work on the Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town project was honored this year by StarNet with its Public Space Award.
Shaw Renames Commercial Carpet Inspired by Wool
Dalton, GA, Sept. 9, 2009--Shaw Contract Group premiered a product called “Wool” at NeoCon and received Best of NeoCon Gold Awards for tile and broadloom.
Consumer Borrowing Falls by Record Amount
Washington, DC, Sept. 8, 2009--Consumers curtailed their borrowing in July by the largest amount on record as job losses and uncertainty about the economic recovery prompted Americans to rein in their debt.
Mohawk Anniversary Sale Offering Key Incentives
Dalton, GA, Sept. 8, 2009--Before deciding on incentives for its annual Anniversary Sale, Mohawk Industries said it invested in some intensive consumer research.
Home Refinancing Surges on Lower Rates
Washington, DC, Sept. 9, 2009--Falling interest rates caused mortgage applications to surge a seasonally adjusted 17% last week from the previous week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday.
Shaw Closing Spun Yarn Plant in Georgia
Dalton, GA, Sept. 8, 2009--Shaw Industries said it will close a spun yarn facility in Ringgold, Ga.
Loloi Rugs Names Executive Director of Sales
Atlanta, GA, Sept. 9, 2009--Loloi Rugs has named Ray Ehsani executive director of sales.
Beaulieu Offers Retail Sales Incentive for Bliss
Dalton, GA, Sept.9, 2009--Beaulieu of America is introducing a fall campaign that will allow dealers to earn American Express gift cards.
BASF Restructuring European Polyamide Production
Ludwigshafen, Germany, Sept. 9, 2009--BASF said it is restructuring its production of polyamide 6 in Europe.