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Washington, DC, July 8--The unemployment rate in June dropped to a 4-year low of 5% from of 5.1 percent in May as the economy produced 146,000 new jobs, according to a report from the Labor Department.
Riverside, CA, July 8--Manufactured housing maker Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. reported a loss for the fourth quarter and the full year.
Las Vegas, NV, July 8--Officials with World Market Center Las Vegas, along with New York-based Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group LLC, have announced that WMC has obtained $225 million in permanent financing from Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage, to take out
Troy, MI, July 8—Auto interior and carpet company Collins & Aikman has today that it has established a new team of professionals to lead the company through the next phase of its restructuring process.
Fort Worth, TX, July 8--D.R. Horton Inc., the nation's largest homebuilder by units, said Thursday that third-quarter sales orders rose 29 percent on double-digit increases across all of its markets.
Atlanta, GA, July 8--Home Depot has purchased three office buildings, for a total of 200,000 square feet, near the company’s Atlanta area headquarters, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Issaquah, WA, July 7--Costco reported a 9 percent increase in June same-store-sales, helped by international results and the timing of the July 4 weekend.
Atlanta, GA, July 7—Haverty Furniture said its June sales increased 1.6% to $65.5 million, compared with $64.5 million in June 2004.
New York, NY, July 7--The number of online job ads grew for a sixth straight month in June, a sign that the labor market is improving steadily, according to Monster, a leading online job Web site.
Washington, DC, July 7--While warmer weather helped bring people into the stores, consumers remained hesitant to splurge, according to the results of the June NRF Retail Executive Opinion Survey.