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Senate Recycling Bill Would Help CARE

Washington, DC, July 25, 2006--Senator Jim Jeffords, I-Vt has introduced the Recycling Investment Saves Energy (RISE) Act of 2006, which offers tax incentives that will create jobs, conserve energy and expand America's recycling capacity.

Mortgage Rates Up to Nearly Four Year High

McLean, VA, July 21, 2006--Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.80 percent, with an average 0.5 point, for the week ending July 20, 2006.

AIA: Private Rooms New Standard for Healthcare Fac

Washington, DC, July 20, 2006--With mounting evidence that shared hospital rooms contribute to medical errors, higher infection rates, privacy violations, and harmful stress for patients, the updated Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care F

Mortgage Application Volume Declines

Washington, DC, July 19, 2006--The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 14.

InterfaceFLOR Tops Northern Ireland Environmental

Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 18, 2006--InterfaceFLOR Europe, part of Interface Inc, scored 91.3% at the eighth ARENA Network Survey of Environmental Management in Northern Ireland, putting them in the top 20% of companies in the region and a long way a

PTT Poly Canada Raises Price

Montreal, Canada, July 17, 2006--PTT Poly Canada announced that it is raising the price of PTT polymer (polytrimethylene terephthalate) by 6 cpp in North America, effective August 1st. The increase is due to continued escalation in the cost of raw materia

Empire State Index Falls to 15.6

New York, July 17, 2006--The Empire State Manufacturing index slipped to 15.6 in July from 29.0 in June, according to the Federal Reserve bank. This is the lowest level since October. The drop reflected declines in new orders and shipments.