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New York, NY, March 11--Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan told the Council on Foreign Relations here Thursday that he was not "overly" concerned about the record U.S. trade gap and heavy consumer debt loads, but the nation's budget outlook gave him pause.
Washington, DC, March 11--The trade deficit widened in January by 4.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted $58.3 billion.
Danville, VA, March 10--Columbia Flooring appointed Donna Millard as business unit manager, unfinished hardwood flooring.
Marco Island & Naples, FL, March 10--Interface Flooring Systems associates took on community improvement projects here, with associates in town from the U.S., Canada and Latin America for the company's annual sales meeting.
Salem NJ, March 10-- Do you know someone whose contributions to her community should be recognized? Does she "stand on" making this world a better place?
Washington, DC, March 10--The Federal Reserve Beige Book, released yesterday, noted that steady consumer spending and continued factory output boosted the economy in February.
Dallas, TX, March 10--Butler-Johnson Corporation, a floor covering distributor in Sacramento, Calif., won $25,000 for bringing the largest number of verified attendees to Surfaces.
Washington, DC, March 10—Wholesale inventories were up 1.1 percent in January, according to the Commerce Department.
Memphis, TN, March 10-- ServiceMaster Clean and Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network (CRDN) have formed a strategic alliance to deliver the first combined national mitigation and restoration drycleaning program to the U.S. insurance industry.
Washington, DC, March 9--The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Shaw Industries, today announced a voluntary recall of about 5,000 square yards of carpet sold exclusively to Menards.