Goodfellow Reports 3Q Results
Delson, Quebec, June 21--Goodfellow Inc. announced today its sales and net income for third quarter ending May 31, 2005.
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Bolick Added to Domco Distributor Network
Farnham, Quebec, June 21--Bolick Distributors, Baton Rouge, La., has been added to the Domco distributor network.
HGTV Leads Home and Garden Websites in April Visit
New York, NY, June 21--Spring brought double-digit increases in visits to four home and garden web sites in April, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. HGTV experienced the largest increase, with visits climbing 39% to 3.9 million from 2.8 million a year earl
Bentley Prince Street Pledges All Products Carbon
Los Angeles, CA, June 21--Bentley Prince Street has declared its goal to make all its products "climate neutral," with net zero GHG emissions, by 2010, according to GreenBiz.com.
Bonakemi Names Distributor of the Year
Auroroa, CO, June 21--BonaKemi USA named Pennsylvania-based Derr Flooring Company as its 2004 Distributor of the Year.
Omnova Solutions 2Q Earnings Up
Fairlawn, OH, June 21--Omnova Solutions Inc. said its second quarter earnings shot up to $3.6 million, or 9 cents per share, from $300,000, or a penny per share, last year.
New Jersey Legislators Seek Sales Tax on Carpet In
Trenton, NJ, June 21—-Senate Democrats in New Jersey are pushing a $175 million expansion of New Jersey's 6 percent sales tax to include everything from carpet installations to gym memberships and Internet downloads, according to the Express-Times.
Growth in Health Care Spending Stabilized in 2004
New York, NY, June 21--The growth rate in health care costs for privately insured Americans leveled off during 2004 but was still problematic because it outpaced the rate of inflation, according to a study released Tuesday.
US Manufacturers Predict Gains from CAFTA
New York, NY, June 21--U.S. manufacturers expect higher exports from the passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA, while critics say the pact is nothing more than another way for multinational companies to ship U.S. jobs to other cou
Minneapolis Fed President Sees No Reason to End Ti
Tokyo, Japan, June 20--Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary Stern sees no reason for the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates now as the economy expands at a desirable pace, a Japanese newspaper reported on Monday.