Wanke Cascade Named Flexco Distributor
Tuscumbia, AL, November 6, 2006--Flexco names its newest full product-line distributor, Wanke Cascade Company.
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NAFCD Sets 36th Annual Meeting Dates
Chicago, Illinois, November 6, 2006--The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) sets the dates of its 36th Annual Meeting which will take place October 25-27, 2007, at the Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas.
Kronospan to Get EBRD Loan
Kyiv, Ukraine, November 6, 2006--Wood-based panel producer Kronospan Ukraine Ltd. in Volyn region has raised a EUR 60 million syndicated senior loan facility from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Breland Named EVP of Hospitality at Masland Contra
Mobile, AL, November 3, 2006--Mobile area native Paul Breland has returned home to assume duties as executive vice president of Hospitality at Masland Contract.
Zagorski Joins Formica Flooring
Barnwell, SC, November 2, 2006--Formica Flooring has announced that Paul Zagorski has joined its sales team as Southeast Regional Sales Manager.
Monster Employment Index Unchanged
New York, NY, November 2, 2006--The Monster Employment Index remained unchanged in October, holding at a level of 172 and demonstrating continued stability in overall U.S. online demand during the outset of the fourth quarter.
Layoffs Off in October
Washington, DC, November 2, 2006--Corporations announced 69,177 job cuts in October, down 31% from September's tally, Challenger Gray & Christmas reported Thursday.
3Q Productivity Unchanged, Costs Up
Washington, DC, November 2, 2006--Labor costs rose as worker productivity unexpectedly stalled in the third quarter, representing a risk to Federal Reserve forecasts that inflation will subside.
UK’s Floors-2-Go in Takeover Talks
Birmingham, England, November 2, 2006-- Shares in struggling flooring company Floors-2-Go soared 25 percent yesterday after bosses admitted they were in talks over a possible takeover bid.
ISM Manufacturing Index Slides
Washington, DC, November 1, 2006--Factory activity decelerated in October, according to a report from the the Institute for Supply Management