Haverty Furniture’s September Sales Up 9.3%
Atlanta, GA, October 6, 2005 -- Haverty Furniture reported September sales that increased 9.3% to $67.1 million compared with $61.4 million in September 2004.
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L.A. Design Week Promises Citywide Design Celebrat
Los Angeles, October 6, 2005--NeoCon West, March 27-28, kicks off an all-encompassing event with exciting product introductions, special events, educational programming and industry networking events.
Recycling Coalition Honors C&A for Recycling Innov
Dalton, GA, October 6, 2005--C&A Floorcoverings, a Tandus company, announces that it has earned the National Recycling Coalition’s (NRC) award for Outstanding Recycling Innovation – Product or Process for the introduction of C&A’s ethos backing.
Tennant Names Killingstad CEO
Minneapolis, MN, October 6, 2005--Tennant Company has announced that Chris Killingstad, 49, will join the company's board, effective today, and will become president and chief executive officer on December 1, 2005.
Feltex's Magill Not Going Quietly
Wellington, New Zealand, October 5, 2005--Troubled carpet maker Feltex said it could not reach agreement on the terms of the departure of former chief executive Sam Magill and it had terminated his contract.
Planned Layoffs Slow
Chicago, IL, October 5, 2005--Employers announced 71,836 job cuts in September — little changed from the previous month — marking the end of the slowest quarter for planned layoffs since the second quarter of 2002, according to a survey by Challenger, Gra
Hicks Named VP of LEED Rating System Program
Washington, D.C., October 5, 2005--The U.S. Green Building Council today named Tom Hicks vice president of its popular LEED Green Building Rating System program following Nigel Howard being named chief technical officer in July.
Hovnanian's Monthly Contracts Rise 61.5%
Red Bank, NJ, October 5, 2005—Homebuilder Hovnanian's preliminary net contracts rose 61.5% in September compared to last year, the homebuilder said Wednesday.
ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Falls in September
Tempe AZ, October 5, 2005--Growth at service companies slowed more than expected in September as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita shut down businesses along the Gulf Coast and drove up energy prices to records.
Pending Home Sales Index Hits Record
Washington, D.C., October 5, 2005--The Pending Home Sales Index, based on contracts signed in August, rose 3.2 percent to a reading of 129.5, and is 4.7 percent higher than August 2004. The previous record was 128.1 in October 2004.