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Boca Raton, FL, October 7---Q.E.P. Company announced financial results for the fiscal 2005 second quarter and six months ended August 31, 2004. In 24 of the past 26 quarters, the company has recorded higher year-over-year sales improvements.
Mooresville, NC, October 5-- A national survey of female homeowners, commissioned by Lowe's for the fourth consecutive year, reveals women, especially Hispanic women, are taking a larger role in the home improvement arena.
Plano, TX, November 16--J.C. Penney Co. reported third-quarter earning that rose 86.3 percent, helped by stronger sales and fewer markdowns.
Alexandria, VA, November 15--Coverings, the tile and stone marketplace in the Americas, announced today the call for entries to the 2005 PRISM Stone in Architecture Awards.
Fort Wayne, IN, November 12--Eagle Tile Distributors plans to invest more than $1 million to a larger, more visible location near Glenbrook Square, according to the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
Washington, DC, November 10--The trade deficit in international trade of goods and services fell to $51.56 billion in September from a downwardly revised shortfall of $53.55 billion in August, according to a Commerce Department report.
Troy, MI, November 9--Automotive interiors supplier Collins & Aikman Corp. said its quarterly net loss widened as it took restructuring and impairment charges.
Hannover, Germany, November 8—Domotex, the annual focal point in the international carpet and floor coverings industry, puts the emphasis of Domotex 2005 on presentation, information and communication.
Washington, DC, November 1--The National Association of Realtors today officially opened for business in Washington, D.C.'s most environmentally advanced commercial building, which is expected to receive "green" certification.
Epes, AL, October 29--Mannington Mills has completed the purchase of land necessary for the expansion of its operations in the Sumter county area, according to the Demopolis Alabama Times.