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Linwood, PA, February 13, 2006--Foamex International Inc., announced that it has adjourned the Disclosure Statement hearing scheduled for today, in order to continue its negotiations with the steering committee.
New York, NY, February 14, 2006--Online job ads rebounded sharply in January to 2,162,000 new unduplicated online job ads posted for the calendar month, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series.
Toronto, Ontario, February 14, 2006--Kronopol Marketing, the North American division of Kronopol, has opened a second facility in Greenville, SC, for the distribution of its flooring products.
Lancaster, PA, February 13, 2006--Armstrong Flooring announces the launch of VapArrest Professional Moisture Retardant System.
Downers Grove, February 13, 2006--ServiceMaster Co., said its quarterly earnings fell sharply from a year earlier, when a tax settlement boosted results.
Federal Way, WA, February 13, 2006--Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Maracay Homes LLC.
Dalton, GA, February 13, 2006--Ten new extractors have earned the Carpet & Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval certification, having passed stringent tests.
Chattanooga, TN, February 13, 2006--U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., announced today it has reached agreements in principle to increase its ownership interest in both Arnold Transportation Services Inc., and Total Transportation of Mississippi.
Cleveland, OH, February 13, 2006--Garland Floor Company today announced the sale of the firm to ICS Building Technologies Corp., a construction chemicals firm with operations in Japan, Asia Pacific and North America.
Washington, DC, February 13, 2006--Senators Lindsey Grahm (R,SC) and Byron Dorgan (D,ND) introduced a bill Thursday that would revoke the trade status that makes China eligible for low tariff rates on U.S. imports.