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Witham, England, Apr. 16--Junckers Industrier A/S, Europe's leading producer of solid hardwood flooring products, has been bought by Axcel, a leading Danish investment company with a capital commitment of 0.5 billion Euros.
Taunton, MA, Apr. 16--SelecTech Flooring has received the 2003 Gold ADEX Award (Award for Design Excellence) for its new FreeStyle recycled interlocking floor tile.
Washington, DC, Apr. 15--Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes rose strongly in early April, according to the National Association of Home Builders' latest Housing Market Index.
St. Louis, MO, Apr. 16--A federal bankruptcy judge has given chemicals concern Solutia Inc. another three months to detail how it expects to emerge from bankruptcy.
Chattanooga, TN, Apr. 15--U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. today reported higher operating revenues and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31.
Washington, DC, Apr. 16--A Federal Reserve governor said strong productivity growth and continued slack in the economy should restrain inflation for the next couple of years.
Atlanta, GA, Apr. 15--Forest products company Georgia-Pacific Corp. said Wednesday it will report first-quarter earnings above Wall Street's expectations, citing the performance of its building products businesses.
New York, NY, Apr. 15--Manufacturing activity in the New York Federal Reserve district rebounded sharply to 36.05 in April from the 25.33 reading in March, marking the 12th-straight month of positive readings.
Boise, ID, Apr. 15--For all they´ve done for you, those shoes deserve a better final resting place than the dump. For the price of postage, Nike will give them a new home, no matter what brand they are, according to the Idaho Statesman.
Washington, DC, Apr. 15--First-time claims for unemployment benefits rose more than forecast last week, one week after dropping to the lowest level in four years.