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Dalton, GA, Nov. 20, 2008– The Carpet and Rug Institute’s annual meeting focused largely on “mythbusting,” or encouraging members to correct much of the widespread misinformation about carpet as they market their brands.
Viken, Sweden, Nov. 21, 2008--Yildiz Entegre will use Välinge Innovation's 5G fold down technology and will be the first Turkish firm to use the technology.
New York, NY, Nov. 20, 2008--Oil prices fell below $50 to a two-year low Thursday in Asia as investors priced in lower crude demand from a global economic downturn that's shaping up as the worst in decades.
Dalton, GA, Nov. 20, 2008–Beaulieu of America released its 2009 Winter Market Schedule.
Washington, DC, Nov. 20, 2008--Weekly initial jobless claims rose by 27,000 to 542,000 in the week ending Nov. 15, the highest since July 1992, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Dalton, GA, Nov. 20, 2008– Masland Contract will use Dow Chemical's Lomax in the manufacturing of its latex carpet backing systems.
Boston, MA, Nov. 19, 2008 – The Mohawk Group has a new LEED Plus Calculator that is being unveiled at the 2008 GreenBuild conference.
New York, NY, Nov. 20, 2008--Commercial mortgage delinquencies will double next year amid a recession and rising unemployment, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
Washington, DC, Nov. 20, 2008--The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) said that Peter Templeton will assume the new role of president.
London, England, Nov. 20, 2008--Mortgage lending in Britain was down 44 percent in October compared to a year ago, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said Thursday.