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Home Depot To Acquire a Bank

Atlanta, GA, May 9, 2006--Home Depot announced a definitive agreement to acquire EnerBank USA from CMS Energy. EnerBank USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of CMS Energy, provides home improvement loans, which remodeling and trade contractors can offer their c

Realtors Lobby for Small Business Health Plan

Washington, DC, May 9, 2006--Nearly 100 realtors, representing the 1.2 million members of the National Association of Realtors and their families, converged on the U.S. Senate to plead for quick passage of small business health plan legislation.

Congoleum Reports 1Q Profit

Mercerville, NJ, May 09, 2006--Congoleum Corp., today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. Sales for the three months ended March 31, 2006 were $57.2 million, compared with sales of $57.6 million reported in the first

Report:: Tarkett to Move Headquarters to France

Frankfurt, Germany, May 8, 2006--According to a report in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Tarkett AG, the German flooring manufacturer, plans to move its headquarters from Frankenthal, Germany, to Paris and abandon the legal status of a German public l

Six Flags and Home Depot Form Alliance

New York, NY, May 8, 2006--Six Flags and Home Depot announced today an agreement in principle under which Home Depot will become a Six Flags Corporate Alliance partner.

Toll Brothers' Signed Contracts Dip in 2Q

Horsham, PA, May 8, 2006--Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc., on Friday said signed contracts for its homes fell 29 percent in its second quarter and that home deliveries for the year will be 200 lower than expected as the slowing housing market takes

Tandus Group Announces 4Q Earnings

Dalton, GA, May 5, 2006--Tandus Group, Inc., which includes Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings, Inc., and Subsidiaries, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter (13 weeks) and fiscal year (52 weeks) ended January 28, 2006.

Tarkett AG 2005 Net Earnings Up

Frankenthal, Germany, May 4, 2006--For the business year 2005, Tarkett AG recorded a turnover of EUR 1,622 million (US$2.04B) compared to EUR 1,436,8 million (US$1.81B) in the reference period 2004.