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Amsterdam. NY, Feb. 2--Amsterdam gets grant to clean up ex-carpet manufacturing site. A $1.7 million state environmental grant will help pay for the restoration of a former carpet manufacturing plant in Amsterdam, N.Y.
Washington, Feb. 2--Construction spending rose in December amid higher outlays on homes and educational facilities.
Danville, VA, Jan. 29--Columbia Flooring today announced that it has reached an agreement with Gilbert, West Virginia-based International Industries Inc.to purchase full ownership interest in Appalachian Precision Hardwood Flooring and Appalachian Custom
Minneapolis, Jan 27--Kathleen M. Bader was named chairman, president and chief executive of Cargill Dow LLC, a joint venture of Dow Chemical Co. and closely held commodity processing giant Cargill Inc.
Fairlawn, OH, Jan. 26—Omnova Solutions Inc. today reported a loss of $61.3 million or $(1.53) per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2003.
Washington, Jan. 26--Existing-home sales bounced back in December after a two-month slide from September's record pace. In all of 2003, sales sizzled at the highest level on record, fueled by rock-bottom interest rates.
Denver, CO, Jan. 23--Denver Hardwood Company and its affiliated group of flooring distributors under the Hamar Group of companies will acquire the assets of the Midwest’s largest flooring distributor, Misco Shawnee.
Warren, NJ, Jan. 26 --Formica Corporation today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell the equipment assets of its Formica® Flooring business to the Shaw Diversified Services.
Washington, Jan. 26--Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Monday that jobs lost in the last recession can be replaced but that unemployed workers may need retraining to qualify for new work.
Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 21--European Union competition authorities approved DuPont's sale of its Invista clothing and carpet fiber business to polyester maker Koch Industries on Wednesday.