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Houston, TX, July 21--Design Tech Commercial Distributors LLC, an experienced Texas flooring distributor and management team, is now offering Azrock by Tarkett, Marley by Tarkett and Tarkett Commercial LVT flooring products.
Aurora, CO, July 21--BonaKemi USA added Dan Lipman as regional distributor manager for the Western region.
New York, NY, July 21--The Conference Board said that based on the benchmarked figures announced today, its leading indicators index increased sharply in June following no change in May.
Washington, DC, July 21--First-time filings for state unemployment benefits dropped by 34,000 to a seasonally adjusted 303,000 last week, the lowest level in three months and largest decline since December 2002, according to a Labor Department report.
Dallas, TX, July 21--Surfaces has set another record as more companies participated in the 2006 Space Draw than ever before. Almost 90% of the show floor is already contracted by an estimated 640 companies.
Dalton, GA, July 21--Patcraft Commercial Carpet has named 12 year floor-covering veteran Eric Wroldsen Vice President for Business Development.
New York, NY, July 20--The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series – which made its debut today – shows that there were just over 2 million first-time, online job postings appearing on major Internet job boards in June.
Morris Township, NJ, July 20--Honeywell International Inc. said its quarterly earnings fell 15 percent after the company incurred a tax charge for the repatriation of $2.7 billion in foreign earnings.
Fairlawn, Ohio, July 20--Adhesive maker Omnova Solutions Performance Chemicals business has established Omnova Performance Chemicals Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("OMmnova Asia") to enhance and further expand the company's presence in the Asia-Pacific
McKinney, TX, July 20--Wal-Mart has announced the opening of a new supercenter in McKinney, Texas, which will also serve as an experimental store.