Producer Prices Up 0.5%
Washington, DC, April 18, 2006--Producer prices rose 0.5% in March as gasoline prices showed the biggest gain in 16 months, according to a report from the Labor Department.
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Buffalo Hardwood Names Project Manager
Buffalo, NY, April 18, 2006--One of the area’s better-known hardwood flooring companies, Buffalo Hardwood, promoted Eric Martin to project manager.
D.R. Horton 2Q Earnings Up 20%
Fort Worth, TX, April 18, 2006--D.R. Horton, the largest U.S. home builder, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 20 percent as strength in most regions offset weakness in the Midwest.
Seasonal Factors Drive Web Traffic
Reston, VA, April 18, 2006--comScore Media Metrix has released its monthly analysis of consumer activity at top online properties and categories.
Builder Confidence Declines In April
Washington, DC, April 18, 2006--Rising mortgage rates, continued affordability issues and subsiding demand from investors/speculators are prompting single-family home builders to adjust their perspective.
Online Help-Wanted Index Up Sharply
New York, NY, April 18, 2006 --New online job ads rose sharply in March, reaching 2,401,200, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series.
Report: 1Q Search Marketing Keyword Prices Ease
San Francisco, April 17, 2006-- In the first quarter of 2006, the average price that advertisers bid for keywords on search engines dropped three percent to $1.39 from $1.43 at the end of 2005, according to the Fathom Online Keyword Price Index.
Empire State Manufacturing index Falls
Washington, DC, April 17, 2006--Manufacturing activity in the New York area slowed in April, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said Monday.
Westbrook Joins Nexcel
Birmingham, AL, April 17, 2006--Steve Westbrook, formerly Director of Sales for Propex will join Nexcel Synthetics as General Manager of the Nexcel Synthetics Surfaces.
Westminster Ceramics Tile Wins Temporary Restrain
Stone Mountain, GA, April 17, 2006--Westminster Ceramics, LLC, a tile manufacturing and distribution company with plants in Stone Mountain, GA. and Bakersfield, CA., won a temporary restraining order against its former president and chief operating office