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Leander, TX, Feb. 17--AstroTurf-maker Southwest Recreational Industries Inc., which installed an artificial playing surface at the Louisiana Superdome, has filed for bankruptcy protection and is going out of business.
Washington, DC, Feb. 18--Home construction took its first fall in five months in January, making a larger-than-expected drop that was accompanied by a decrease in building permits.
Seaford, DE, Feb. 18--Jobs at Invista's nylon plant in Seaford are secure, are in fact growing and shouldn't be negatively impacted by plans of prospective new owner Koch Industries.
Washington, DC, Feb. 17--Unusually bad winter weather across much of the country was at least partly to blame for a four-point decline in the National Association of Home Builders’ Housing Market Index (HMI) for February, released today.
Fenton, MO, Feb. 18--The Paint & Decorating Retailers Association (PDRA) show is moving in with National Hardware Show, May 10-12, 2004 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
New York, NY, Feb. 18--Friends of the star witness in the Martha Stewart trial will be allowed to tell jurors what he confided to them just after the domesticity maven dumped ImClone Systems stock, a judge has ruled.
Chattanooga, TN, Feb. 16--Tricycle, Inc., a leader in surface simulation and design technology, announces a cooperating partnership with Cobble USA and Cobble Blackburn (UK).
Washington, DC, Feb. 17--Researchers and companies working to prevent future power blackouts are seeing their federal funding slip away to lawmakers' home-district projects, including research on ceramic engines and burning recycled carpets as fuel.
Washington, Feb. 17--Industrial production climbed faster than expected in January as auto makers once again revved up assembly lines.
Wilmslow, UK, Feb. 16--Manufacturing giant DuPont will remain a key player in technical textiles despite the sale of its Invista fibers business.