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Austin, TX, March 4--Carina Works, a metal tile and cabinet hardware design and manufacturing company, has developed handcrafted metal tiles as an alternative to the classic floor or wall treatment of ceramic tile or wood.
Danville, VA, March 4--Columbia Flooring signed on to be an exhibitor at Interzum 2005, the biennial European trade fair for suppliers to the kitchen and interiors industry, which will be held in Cologne, Germany.
Washington, DC, March 4--Payrolls grew by 262,000 in February after a downwardly revised 132,000 increase in January, according to the Labor Department.
Golden CO, March 4--ServiceMagic, Inc. launched its new one-to-one matching service in partnership with Citysearch.
Charlotte, NC, March 4--Effective April 1, 2005, or as contracts allow, BASF will raise prices in the United States and Canada on all carboxylated styrene-butadiene latex products supplied to the adhesives, architectural coatings, carpet, construction and
Red Bank, NJ, March 3—-Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises reported earnings for the first quarter that were up 41 percent over the previous year. The company also boosted expectations for second-quarter and full-year results.
Washington, DC, March 3--Productivity in the fourth quarter rose at an annual rate of 2.1 percent, according to the federal Labor Department.
New York, March 3—Retailers posted better than expected sales in February as consumers appeared to be reassured of an improving economy.
Tempe, AZ, March 3--Business activity in the non-manufacturing sector increased in February 2005, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Manchester, NH, March 3--The Flooring America and Flooring Canada first-ever Sales Professional Convention gave member sales teams a better understanding of the important role they play.