Costco Wholesale 2Q Profit Dips
Issaquah, WA, March 2, 2006--Costco Wholesale reported earnings in the decond quarter that were off 3 percent versus the year-ago period which saw a hefty one-time gain.
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Cromie Named Group President at ServiceMaster
Downers Grove, IL, March 2, 2006--The ServiceMaster Company announced that Scott J. Cromie has been named group president of ServiceMaster with responsibility for American Home Shield, AmeriSpec, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic and newly
Välinge Maintains Strong Protection on Combiloc Te
Viken, Sweden, March 02, 2006--Välinge has several patents in Europe and US based on the VA 6 “Combiloc” patent family.
Dixie Group CEO Comments
Chattanooga, TN, March 02, 2006--The Dixie Group reported a significant drop in income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter, and here follow the comments of Daniel K. Frierson, chairman and chief executive officer of Dixie Group.
IICRC Achieves 100,000th Registrant Milestone
Vancouver, WA, March 2, 2006--The Institute for Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) today announced the registration of its 100,000th technician.
Planned Layoffs Down 15.5% in February
Chicago, IL, March 2, 2006--Planned layoffs fell by 15.5 percent in February to their lowest level in four months with reduced job cuts in telecommunications, consumer products manufacturing and industrial goods, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas
Google Continues to Increase Search Engine Market
Reston, VA, March 1, 2006--comScore Networks released its monthly qSearch analysis of activity across competitive search engines. In January 2006, Google reinforced its status as market leader of the U.S. search market with a 41.4 percent share of all sea
Sustainability Advances with IFMA, Alliance Suppor
Houston, TX, March 1, 2006--Sustainability practices just got easier for the facility management profession as the International Facility Management Association has announced a collaborative agreement with the Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments.
Tuff-Seal Introduced by Flooring Adventures
Richmond, VA, March 1, 2006--Tuff-Seal Industrial Flooring by Flooring Adventures will be introduced at the 2006 National Plant Engineering and Maintenance Show beginning March 20 in Chicago, Illinois.
Saks Swings to 4Q Loss on Charges
Birmingham, AL, March 1, 2006--Saks Inc., in its fourth quarter reported a loss, reversing a year-earlier profit, as results were hurt by charges related to its ongoing sell-off of parts of its department store operations.