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Washington, DC, April 6—-Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said this week that market forces could lead to a big enough increase in crude oil inventories to cool the recent "frenzy" that has sent prices to record highs.
Columbia, SC, April 6—-Scientists at the University of South Carolina say they are developing the technology to keep South Carolina’s plastics industry from going to Asia.
Mooresville, NC, April 5--Lowe's said it would add lumber to its lineup of items available for purchase online.
Atlanta, GA, April 6--Phoenix Automation, an Atlanta-based machine automation company, has introduced a new family of automation machines for the carpet industry.
Lancaster, PA, April 5--Armstrong Flooring Products, Inc. will offer independent retailers the ability to leverage its Design my Room CD in-store to drive store traffic and Armstrong flooring purchases.
New York, April 5--Lehman Brothers has lowered its first quarter, 2005 and 2006 earnings per share estimates for Home Depot.
Tampa, FL, April 5--MediaLab announced today a new feature of its Floor Plan Markup Manager that allows customers to mark the location and type of flooring on the interactive floor plan.
Thomasvill, NC, April 5--Quick•Step has developed a line of wall base to coordinate with its Quadra natural stone and ceramic laminate tiles.
Boca, Raton, FL, April 5--Coverall Cleaning Concepts announced the opening of a new Coverall Master Regional Support Center in Dayton, Ohio.
New York, April 5--Chain store retail sales were up slightly on a seasonally-adjusted basis in the latest week, a retail report said on Tuesday.