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London, England, March 2, 2009--A vinyl flooring recycling program in the UK has yielded around 70 tons of material in its first year of operation, according to Axion Consulting, which is seeking more participation by waste transfer stations.
Omaha, NE, March 2, 2009--Berkshire Hathaway's net profit fell 96%, the fifth quarterly straight decline and the firm's net worth dropped $10.9 billion dollars in the final three months of 2008.
Chennai, India, March 2, 2009--Flowcrete is opening a new office in India.
Salem, NJ, March 2, 2009--Dennis Hrusa has joined Mannington Mills as strategic accounts manager for wood and porcelain.
Syosset, NY, Feb. 27, 2009 — Stanton Carpet said co-founder and vice president of sales for Antrim, Fran O’Neill has retired.
Washington, DC, Feb. 27, 2009--The National Association of Home Builders has taken issue with President Barack Obama's budget proposal to pay for expanded health care by reducing mortgage interest and real estate tax deductions.
Washington, DC, Feb. 27, 2009--The U.S. gross domestic product fell in the fourth quarter at the fastest pace since 1982.
Lancaster, PA, Feb. 27, 2009--Armstrong World Industries said Thursday it will cut more jobs in the wake of a $25.5 million fourth-quarter loss that was fueled in part by a 17 percent decline in sales, according to Lancaster Online.
Weston, WI, Feb. 26, 2009-- From The Forest said that its Weston plant has recently been awarded FSC Chain-of-Custody certification.
Ann Arbor, MI, Feb. 27, 2009--The University of Michigan/Reuters Consumer Sentiment Index fell in late February to 56.3 from 61.2 in January.