Hunter Douglas Forms Horizontal Blinds Division
Upper Saddle River, NJ, August 16--Hunter Douglas has formed the Hunter Douglas Horizontal Blinds Division, headed by Bob Kopf.
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Upper Saddle River, NJ, August 16--Hunter Douglas has formed the Hunter Douglas Horizontal Blinds Division, headed by Bob Kopf.
Washington, DC, August 16--Housing starts fell 0.1 percent in July from a four month high in June, according to the Commerce Department.
Washington, DC, August 16--The consumer prices index rose 0.5% in July, according to the Labor Department. The core index, which excludes food and energy increased 0.2%.
Calhoun, GA, August 16--Mohawk Industries has realigned its Mohawk residential and commercial flooring businesses into two strategic business units (SBUs) designed to enhance operations and customer service.
Alexandria, VA, August 16--The Brazilian tile and stone exhibitors at Coverings 2005 reported over US$22 million in revenue (5.5 million square meters of ceramic tile) resulting from business generated at the show.
New York, August 15--Accountants who are also chief executives and chief financial officers of small U.S. corporations are less optimistic about the U.S. economy than they were six months ago, a survey showed on Friday.
Johannesburg, South Africa, August 15--Ceramic tiles and bathware group Italtile (ITE) reported a 25% increase in final headline earnings per share.
Washington, DC, August 15--Manufacturing activity in the New York area stayed strong in August, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said Monday.
New Orleans, LA, August 15--The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled asbestos-related disease does not qualify as a "bodily injury by accident" under workers' compensation insurance, upholding an exclusion for injuries caused by disease.
Washington, DC, August 15--Mohawk Industries has received U.S. antitrust approval to acquire Belgian flooring maker Unilin Holding NV, U.S. authorities said on Monday.