Help Wanted Index Edges Up
New York, NY, Mar. 25--The Conference Board's Help Wanted Advertising Index--a key barometer of America's job market--increased one point in February.
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Surfaces Releases Post Show Survey Results
Dallas, TX, Mar. 26--According to the Surfaces 2004 post-show survey results, 88% of Surfaces 2004 attendees came to the show specifically to see new products, while 81% attended to see the latest industry trends.
Income Growth Outpaces Spending
Washington, DC, Mar. 26--Americans' incomes rose in February at a pace that was double that of consumer spending, sending the savings rate to its highest level in six months.
Green Home Products Add Value
Chicago, IL, Mar. 26--Corn carpeting, wheat cabinets and sugar cane and sesame seed tables are some of the ingredients in what could be a recipe for success in the eco-friendly home furnishings market, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
GDP Growth Holds at 4.1%
Washington, D.C., Mar. 25--Spending by consumers and businesses rose a little more in the fourth quarter than earlier estimated, but the government left unchanged its reading on economic growth for the period.
Coverings Exhibitors Donate Tile to Tile Partners
Orlando, FL, Mar. 25--Coverings exhibitors have donated 135 pallets and 16 crates of tile to Tile Partners for Humanity.
Lawyers, Not Plaintiffs, Win Big in Solutia/Monsan
Birmingham, AL, Mar. 25--The plaintiffs in a $300 million settlement over PCB contamination in Anniston will receive an average of $7,725 apiece, while their attorneys will get millions each _ including $29 million to the firm of California celebrity lawy
GE, Home Depot Resolve Langone Issues
New York, NY, Mar. 25--After months of prodding from shareholder activists, General Electric Co. and Home Depot Inc. appear to have quietly addressed their Kenneth Langone-related problems.
Coverings Announces Prism Stone Award Winners
Alexandria, VA, Mar. 24-- Coverings, the leading showcase for ceramic tile and natural stone floor coverings, announced that Studio Gang Architects LTD has won the $10,000 Grand Prize in the 2004 PRISM Stone in Architecture Awards.
Existing-Home Sales Up 2% in February
Washington, DC, Mar. 25--Sales of existing single-family homes rose last month, marking only the eighth month on record that the sales pace has reached or exceeded the 6 million mark.