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Los Angeles, CA, August 15, 2006--Ronald Greitzer, president of Los Angeles Fiber Co., was named California Resource Recovery Association’s 2006 Recycler of the Year during an awards ceremony held in San Jose, California on August 8, 2006.
Grand Rapids, MI, August 14, 2006--The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has approved a third alternative in its LEED for Commercial Interiors EQ 4.5 low-emitting furniture credit.
Plano, TX, August 10, 2006--J.C. Penney said Thursday that second-quarter profit surged by more than one-third, helped by improving sales of jewelry, accessories and women's apparel.
Palo Alto, CA, August 9, 2006--Home Depot is in talks with East Palo Alto to build the biggest Home Depot store in the nation, nearly doubling its space in that city.
New York, NY, August 8, 2006--Chain store sales for the week ended Aug. 5, sales slipped 0.2%. on a week-over-week basis.
Calhoun, GA, August 8, 2006--Faus Group, Inc., named Richard Gibson as the new national sales manager for their Fausfloor channel of distribution.
Reston, VA, August 7, 2006--comScore Media Metrix today released an analysis of consumer activity at general news sites. More than half of all U.S. Internet users visited sites in the general news category in June.
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Washington, DC, August 7, 2006--Martha Stewart will pay about $195,000 and cannot serve as the director of a public company for five years under a settlement on insider trading charges announced Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Red Bank, NJ, August 4, 2006--Luxury home builder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., again cut its quarterly and full-year profit outlook on Friday, citing a slowdown in sales, high contract cancellation rates, and the cost of incentives to lure buyers.