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Wilmington, DE, Dec. 4, 2008--Chemical maker DuPont said on Thursday it expects to post a fourth-quarter loss and will cut 2,500 jobs as a steep drop in construction, car sales and consumer spending hurt its business.
Bentonville, AR, Dec. 4, 2008--Wal-Mart Stores said sales rose 3.4 percent in November at U.S. stores open at least a year.
LaGrange, GA, Dec. 3, 2008--Leonardo Academy has provided third-party carbon negative certification for the global operations of Milliken & Company without purchased offset credits.
Roseland, NJ, Dec.3, 2008--The U.S. economy lost a quarter-million private-sector jobs in November, worse than economists expected.
Rolling Meadows, IL, Dec. 2, 2008--Kimball Hill Homes said it has suspended new construction starts and is winding down its operations as it tries to find a buyer for the business.
Washington, DC, Dec. 3, 2008--Mortgage applications filed last week rose a seasonally adjusted 112.1%, compared with the week before, as borrowers rushed to lock in lower rates.
Washington, DC, Dec. 3, 2008--The U.S. Green Building Council has named Rebecca Flora to the position of senior vice president of education and research.
Washington, DC, Dec. 3, 2008--Worker productivity slowed in the summer while wage pressures increased, but both developments were better than expected.
Marble Hill, GA, Dec. 3, 2008—Wools of New Zealand, which was purchased by Wool Partners International in October 2008, will launch its new flock-to-floor initiatives at Surfaces 2009.
Dalton, GA, Dec. 2, 2008--Shaw Industries is closing a carpet fiber facility in Anderson, S.C., next month, while Mohawk Industries will shut down a distribution center in Shannon, Ga. over the next 60 days.