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Las Vegas, NV, January 3, 2007--Attendees to the Las Vegas Market at World Market Center continue to discover new product, insight, information and contacts with the Market's expanding and comprehensive offerings.
New York, NY, January 3, 2007--Chain store sales for the week ended December 30 rose 2.8% from the year-ago period, according to a survey released Wednesday by the International Council of Shopping Centers. and UBS Securities.
Miami, FL, January 2, 2007--Lennar Corp. and LNR Property Corp. said on Monday they would bring MW Housing Partners into their LandSource strategic joint venture, for which they will get about $660 million each.
Columbia, MD, December 29, 2006--ASCR International, the restoration industry association, has completed the first step in a major restructuring of its industry councils.
South Yorkshire, England, December 28, 2006--United Carpets reported a strong half-year performance today and said underlying sales have further improved since the end of September, rising by 13%.
Washington, DC, December 26, 2006--Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region contracted modestly in December, according to the Richmond Fed’s latest survey.
Barnwell, SC, December 26, 2006--Formica Flooring has named Mark Iaquinto to the post of Northwest Regional Sales Manager. He will work with Formica Flooring distributors Midwest Flooring and SeaPac Sales.
Seattle, WA, December--The owner of Windfall Lumber, Royer has carved out a boutique niche in Washington's wood-products industry by recycling castoff wood into flooring, moldings and countertops rather than see it carted off to the dump.
Washington, DC, December 26, 2006--Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez released the following statement on the final third quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) report, which showed that the American economy grew at two percent in the third quarter
Washington, DC, December 26, 2006--The National Retail will honor Reed Hastings, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Netflix, as the Innovator of the Year and Kishore Biyani, Founder and Managing Director, Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited, as International Retaile