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Washington, DC, October 4, 2005 -- Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked senators to prepare amendments in case legislation to create a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund is brought up for a vote this month.
Charlotte, NC, October 4, 2005 -- Lowe's said it had agreed to sell $500 million of 5.0% notes due 2015 and $500 million of 5.5% notes due 2035.
Chattanooga, TN, October 4, 2005 -- Sustainable design company Tricycle has published its first annual Environmental Report Card, on the heels of a Green Apple Award for international environmental best practice.
Thomasville, North Carolina, October 3, 2005 – Less than two months after the institution by the International Trade Commission of its investigation called ‘Certain laminated floor panels,’ 19 of the 32 parties have already chosen to drop out of the case.
Wellington, New Zealand, September 30, 2005--Feltex Carpets Ltd. said Friday it may increase its role as a synthetic carpet importer, and is reviewing the extent of its presence in high-volume segments of the carpet-making market.
Hazleton, PA, September 30, 2005--Forbo Flooring, after many years as a steady exhibitor at Surfaces, has decided not to exhibit in 2006.
New York, NY, September 29--Nielsen//NetRatings, a global leader in Internet media and market research, announced that the number of Americans with broadband access reached 42 percent of the U.S. population in August, increasing 16 percent since the begin
Raleigh, NC, September 30, 2005--While many stores narrow their focus to fill a specialty niche, Badcock Furniture takes the opposite approach, selling furniture, appliances, flooring, lawn mowers and barbecue grills.
Trelleborg, Sweden, September 30, 2005--The board of Pergo has decided to offer all Pergo shareholders the option of buying or selling (commission-free) the necessary number of Pergo shares required to achieve a shareholding evenly divisible by 500, known
Sonoma, CA, September 30, 2005--The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) today announced a Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) recycling rate of 21.6% and a collected volume of 1.03 billion pounds for PET post-consumer containers for the