Weekly Jobless Claims Up 11,000
Washington, DC, June 22, 2006--First-time applications for unemployment benefits rose by 11,000 to 308,000 in the week ending June 17.
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Robina Wood Inks Distribution Deal with Tom Duffy
has signed a distribution agreement with the Tom Duffy Company for California, Arizona, and Nevada.
Business Roundtable Backs Voluntary Energy Targets
Washington, DC, June 22, 2006--Business Roundtable today released a national action plan on energy, urging the collective establishment of voluntary, measurable national targets for increased conservation of petroleum and natural gas.
Expansion at Brintons
London, Englnd, June 21, 2006--One of Kidderminster's best-known carpet firms, Brintons, is putting in a new £1 million loom after seeing demand for one its styles leap by 50 per cent.
NAM Urges Restoration of R&D Tax Credit
Washington, DC, June 21, 2006--In a letter to congressional leaders of both parties, the executive committee of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) board of directors urged quick action to extend and strengthen the now expired R&D tax credit.
NFIB Applauds High Court for Limiting Regulators
Washington, DC, June 21, 2006--The National Federation of Independent Business Legal Foundation today applauded the U.S. Supreme Court for reigning-in aggressive regulators that threatened the private property rights of small business.
Online Help-Wanted Index Up
New York, NY, June 21, 2006--New online job ads increased in May to 2,354,500, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series.
Weyerhaeuser to Switch to More Biomass Fuel
Federal Way, WA, June 21, 2006--Weyerhaeuser said it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2020 by running the boilers at its facilities on more biomass fuels and less fossil fuels.
Invista’s Antron Re-Certified as Environmentally P
Atlanta, GA, June 20, 2006--Invista announced the re-certification of Antron carpet fiber as an Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS).
World of Floors Names New COO
June 20, 2006, Detroit, MI-- World of Floors, a full-service floor covering company with locations in Michigan, Indiana and North Carolina, announced that Barth A. Getto, 44, has joined the company as chief operating officer (COO) and national director o