Home Depot Faces Key Year
Atlanta, GA, Jan. 6--Home Depot hammered out a stellar 2003, with its stock price soaring, earnings showing healthy growth and new store openings continuing apace, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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INSTALL Will Promote Quality Installation At Surfa
St. Louis, MO, Jan.6--More than 3,000 architects, designers, facility managers and others who write specifications for construction projects are expected to attend Surfaces 2004.
CertainTeed To Sponsor Sweepstakes For ASCR Member
Millersville, MD, Jan. 6--CertainTeed Corporation and the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR) are teaming up on a new sweepstakes program.
Wolk Named To WFCA Hall of Fame
Anaheim, CA, Jan. 5--Herb Wolk, CFE, a prominent New York floorcovering retailer, has been voted into the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) Industry Hall of Fame.
Construction Spending Up
Washington, DC, Jan. 5--Construction spending boomed more than expected in November to a fresh record high, a government report showed on Monday as persistently low mortgage interest rates spurred an unprecedented rate of building.
Cloud Carpets Acquires Carpet Barn
Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 4--For customers of the Carpet Barn, the New Year became a little happier Friday. Another carpet company announced it's taking over the Carpet Barn's operations, according to KLASTV Las Vegas.
Home Depot May Acquire UK Chain
London, England, Jan. 5--Shares in British home improvements retailer Kingfisher Plc surged over five percent on Monday after a weekend press report rekindled talk that Home Depot is considering a takeover.
Greenspan Defends Fed's Risk Management Strate
San Diego, CA, Jan. 4--Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan took another step Saturday to secure his place in history.
Laufen To Relocate Eastern U.S. Distribution Cente
Suffolk, VA, Jan 2--Laufen Ceramic Tile announced it will move into Commonwealth Storage Buildings in Suffolk, the new center for importing, warehousing, and distributing their ceramic tile products in the eastern United States.
Survey: Hiring To Pick Up in 2004
New York, Jan 2--The jobless recovery may need a new nickname in 2004. That's because rising corporate profits and steady economic growth are expected to prompt companies to hire workers more aggressively in the months ahead.