Alliance Members Available To Answer Questions
Houston, TX, April 25, 2011 -- Members of The Alliance for Free Choice & Jobs in Flooring will be available to answer questions at the National Wood Flooring Association’s annual convention this week.
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Leading Indicators Up Ninth Straight Month
New York,, NY, April 22, 2011 -- The Conference Board said that its index of leading economic indicators rose 0.4% in March.
Sustainability Front and Center on Earth Day
New York, NY, April 22, 2011 -- Friday is Earth Day, the most well known celebration by the environmental movement to raise public awareness about sustainability issues.
Home Prices Down in February
Washington, DC, April 22, 2011 -- Home prices in the U.S. fell 1.6% in February compared with January, and were down 5.7% compared with a year earlier, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported.
Centiva 'Green Week' Events Mark Earth Day
Florence, AL, April 22, 2011 -- Centiva Celebrated Earth Day with “Green Week.”
Shaw Hardwood in 'Kitchen of Year'
Dalton, GA, April 22, 2011 -- Shaw Floors has been chosen by House Beautiful magazine for its fourth annual “Kitchen of the Year.”
Initial Jobless Claims Fall
Washington, DC, April 21, 2011 -- Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week but remained above 400,000 for the second straight week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Interface Highlights Recent Green Initiatives
Atlanta, GA, April 21, 2011 -- Interface has released information highlighting its recent environmental progress.
Oil Prices Up 33% Since February
New York, NY, April 21, 2011 -- Oil prices rose above $112 a barrel Thursday in Asia to near the highest level since 2008.
New Construction Annual Rate Flat in March
Atlanta, GA, April 21, 2011 -- New construction starts in March came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $404.9 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction.