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Washington, DC, March 29, 2006As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee raised the benchmark federal funds rate on Tuesday by a quarter of a percentage point, to 4.75 percent, and suggested that at least one more increase was in the cards.
Shanghai, China, March 29, 2006--U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group plans to invest $30 million in Shanghai Anxin Flooring Co. Ltd., a source with the Chinese company said on Wednesday.
Beijing, China, March 28, 2006--Rising Chinese demand for wood and the developed world's desire for cheap wood products are fueling the illegal timber trade and the destruction of ancient forests.
Glasgow Scotland, March 28, 2006—A Glasgow firm which recycles and resells carpet has swept up at a national awards event.
Washington, DC, March 28, 2006--The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) released Version 1.8 of the award-winning Energy-10 software.
New York, NY, March 28, 2006--The last to fall on September 11, 2001, and the First to rise again, 7 WTC Achieves Gold Rating for Environmental Sustainability by U.S. Green Building Council.
Emeryville, CA, March 28, 2006--Yahoo, MSN's Hotmail and America Online, Inc., remain the predominant delivery channels for opt-in commercial email communications, according to a study by Lyris Technologies.
New York, NY, March 28, 2006-- Weekly retail chain store sales on a week-over-week basis, sales slipped 1.6%,
Cherry Hill, NJ, March 28, 2006--A flooring contractor pleaded guilty Monday to bribing a Paterson school official in exchange for aid in getting district work, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Wielsbeke, Belgium, March 27, 2006--On March 24, 2006 the Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) postponed the hearing on the validity of Unilin’s European patent EP 1 024 234.