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Eliot ME, January 10--Located at the end of a typical industrial park building, Carpet by the Yard appears to be a normal small business with stacks of tile samples by the front door, according to The Portsmouth, Maine Herald.
Grand Rapids, MI, January 10--Further fueling America's home improvement craze, floor care innovator Bissell Homecare, Inc. today announced a Fab Floor Giveaway kicking off this week.
Washington, DC, January 10--President Bush on Friday urged Congress to pass federal legislation to resolve asbestos litigation that could end up costing U.S. companies $200 billion.
London, England, January 10--Apax Partners, the private equity group, is the bidder for Floors 2 Go PLC, the Sunday Times reported.
New York, NY, January 7--Companies have contracted got more office space in the fourth quarter than they have in any quarter in the past four years, pushing vacancies down sharply.
Atlanta, GA, January 7--Robert Nardelli will resign from the board of Coca-Cola to concentrate on his job as chief executive of Home Depot, the home improvement retailer.
Racine, WI, January 7--On December 20th, 2004, Alloc Inc., Berry Finance NV and Välinge Innovation AB filed a complaint alleging patent infringement against Kronotex US for its sales of the Easy Lock Flooring product in the district court for the northern
Bethesda, MD, January 7--American Capital Strategies Ltd. said that in December 2004 it invested an additional $39 million in its portfolio company Halex Corp. to refinance existing debt and to support the acquisition of Capitol USA.
Dallas, TX, January 6--Surfaces '05, which will take place January 26-28 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, will have more than 1,000 exhibiting companies.
Orlando, FL, January 6--Upwards of 90,000 are expected to show up for their industry’s largest annual trade show and exposition, the 2005 International Builders’ Show.