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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.
Baltimore, MD, July 20--NeoCon East brings the NeoCon brand of diverse resources to the Mid-Atlantic region contract industry Sept. 14-15, 2005.
Prague, Czech Republic, July 20--At a special conference here, from June 24-25, Italy's Radici Group outlined the changing face of the European fiber and yarn sector, specifically for the flooring industry.
Needham, MA, July 20--According to a new survey by America Online and Salary.com, the average worker admits to frittering away 2.09 hours per 8-hour workday, not including lunch and scheduled break-time.