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Washington, DC, November 17, 2005--ASID industry partners are enthusiastically supporting the newly revitalized ASID Foundation, Inc., by donating luxury items for the first annual auction fundraiser.
Atlanta, GA, November 17, 2005--Nycore, Inc.’s, NyBacker tile backerboard, a building product produced by Nycore from recycled carpet, has received the BuildingGreen Top-10 award.
Washington, DC, November 17, 2005 - Responding to sharply lower measures of consumer confidence as well as rising mortgage rates and other factors in recent months, single-family home builders are adjusting their market expectations downward to a still fa
San Francisco, CA, November 17, 2005--Home-goods retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. reported third quarter earnings that rose 30% to $37.1 million, or $0.31 a share, from $28.5 million, or $0.24, in the year-earlier period.
Washington, DC, November 17, 2005--First-time filings for unemployment benefits dropped in the week ending Nov. 12 by 25,000 to 303,000, reaching their lowest level since April, according to the Labor Department.
Mooresville, NC, November 17, 2005--Lowe's has named Matthew V. Hollifield senior vice president and chief accounting officer, replacing Ken Black, who announced his plans to leave the company to pursue other career opportunities.
Washington, DC, November 17, 2005--Industrial production rose in October as output from factories, mines and utilities rose 0.9 percent, the fastest increase since May 2004, according to the Federal Reserve.
Waregem, Belgium, November 17, 2005--On November 3, 2005, the London Court of Appeal rendered a procedural judgement in the case that Unilin had initiated back in 2003 against Berry on the basis of Unilin’s second European patent (EP 1024234).
Dalton, GA, November 17, 2005--Edge Flooring LLC has announced the completion of a transaction with an affiliate of Hunt Special Situations Group, a middle market private equity group.
Fort Worth, TX, November 16, 2005--The nation’s largest home builder, D.R. Horton, in the fourth quarter reported earnings that rose 61 percent to $563.8 million, or $1.77 per share, compared with $349.6 million, or $1.11 per share last year.