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New York, NY, Apr. 6--Business confidence surged to a two-decade high in the first quarter, the Conference Board said Monday, confirming other reports showing that firms are increasingly upbeat about the U.S. economy's prospects.
New York, NY, Apr. 5--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today it lowered its ratings on vinyl-flooring manufacturer Congoleum Corp. to 'D' and removed them from CreditWatch.
Calhoun, GA, Apr. 5--Internationally renowned architect Michael Graves has been on the forefront of architectural and interior design for 30 years.
Linwood, PA, Apr. 1--Foamex International Inc. dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP (DET.XX) as its independent auditor on March 26, according to a Form 8-K filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Toronto, ON, Apr. 5--The Ontario government is to announce today its goal of recycling 60 percent of the province's waste by 2008, according to the Toronto Star.
Mooresville, NC, Apr. 5--Lowe's Companies, Inc. announced today an orderly succession plan under which company president Robert A. Niblock has been named chairman and chief executive officer-elect, until the planned retirement of Robert L. Tillman sch
Kennesaw, GA, Apr. 5--Robina Inc., a subsidiary of the Robina Flooring Company in Malaysia, announces the acquisition of Classen USA’s assets effective April 1st.
London, UK, Apr. 5--BP said that it is moving to a twin-track strategy and management approach for its petrochemicals segment, and that it intends to sell its Fabrics and Fibers division. BP will now approach aromatics and acetyls differently from olefins
Camarillo, CA, Apr. 5--SMT Woods of Camarillo, CA announced today that it has secured an agreement with Flooring America to market and sell Living-Art, its new line of 5/16" pre-finished solid wood flooring.
Denver, CO & Carlsbad, CA, Apr. 5--KRG Capital Partners, the largest buyout firm headquartered in Denver, has made its first acquisition in outsourced services for the homebuilders industry.