Judge Upholds $140,000 Award in Mold Lawsuit
Wheaton, IL, August 31--A DuPage County judge upheld a jury's $140,000 award to a family who sued a real estate company and several others after discovering their Oswego house was infested with mold.
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Wrap Plant Picks North Carolina Site
Thomasville, NC, August 30--Imaflex Inc., a Canadian plastics manufacturer will operate a 93,000-square-foot plant in Thomasville, North Carolina that was once owned by Tyco Plastics.
Southwire Acquires Electrical Cabling Company
Carrollton, GA, August 30--Southwire has acquired DeCorp, the manufacturer of audio, video, electrical and data cabling products under the names DeWire, DeCable and DeCord.
Factory Orders Drop 1.9% in July
Washington, DC, August 30--New orders at U.S. factories fell 1.9 percent in July, the largest drop since April 2004 but not as sharp as expected, as demand for a wide array of long-lasting manufactured goods plunged, the government said on Tuesday.
OFIS Launches New Flooring Solution from Interface
United Arab Emirates, August 30--OFIS, the furniture, flooring and interior solutions business of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, is expanding its range of unique flooring solutions from Interface.
Several More Firms Join Anti-Child Labor Campaign
Dalton, GA, August 30-- Four more companies--A+ Designs, Amy Helfand, DuncanArts, and Mat the Basics--recently committed to the inspection and certification program implemented by nonprofit Rugmark.
Carpet Cleaning Protocol Gets Space Foundation Hal
Dalton, GA, August 30--The "Quantitative Evaluation Techniques for Carpet Cleaning Procedures using enhanced XRF Fluorescence Spectroscopy" has been nominated for the 2006 Space Foundation Space Technology Hall of Fame.
Company Provides Online Background Checks of Contr
Bellevue, WA, August 30--Intelius, Inc., a provider of online consumer protection services, has formed a partnership with Americans For Safety, Inc., a free, online database of contractors with clean criminal background checks.
Habitat ReStore Expanding Location in Ohio
Hamilton, Ohio, August 29--An agency dedicating to building new homes for low-income families has found a new, larger home for its fund-raising store, according to the Journal News.
Tennant Co. Introduces Industrial Carpet Cleaner
Golden Valley, MN, August 29--Determined to clean up against competition, Tennant Co. has come up with a machine that scrubs dirt out of carpets with little water, letting them dry in a snap.