Shaw to Close Spinning Plant
Tifton, GA, August 18, 2006--Shaw Industries said it will close one of it's two plants in Tifton, Georgia, which will will put 228 employees out of work.
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Core Producer Prices Off
Washington, DC, August 15, 2006--Inflationary pressures at the wholesale level eased in July, but price pressures mounted for goods midway through the production process.
Greitzer Named CRRA Recycler of the Year
Los Angeles, CA, August 15, 2006--Ronald Greitzer, president of Los Angeles Fiber Co., was named California Resource Recovery Association’s 2006 Recycler of the Year during an awards ceremony held in San Jose, California on August 8, 2006.
USGBC Approves BIFMA Furniture Emissions Standards
Grand Rapids, MI, August 14, 2006--The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has approved a third alternative in its LEED for Commercial Interiors EQ 4.5 low-emitting furniture credit.
J.C. Penney 2Q Earnings Jump
Plano, TX, August 10, 2006--J.C. Penney said Thursday that second-quarter profit surged by more than one-third, helped by improving sales of jewelry, accessories and women's apparel.
Home Depot Plans Its Largest Location in Californi
Palo Alto, CA, August 9, 2006--Home Depot is in talks with East Palo Alto to build the biggest Home Depot store in the nation, nearly doubling its space in that city.
Chain Store Sales Off Last Week
New York, NY, August 8, 2006--Chain store sales for the week ended Aug. 5, sales slipped 0.2%. on a week-over-week basis.
Faus Group Names National Sales Manager
Calhoun, GA, August 8, 2006--Faus Group, Inc., named Richard Gibson as the new national sales manager for their Fausfloor channel of distribution.
Half of Internet Users Visited News Sites in June
Reston, VA, August 7, 2006--comScore Media Metrix today released an analysis of consumer activity at general news sites. More than half of all U.S. Internet users visited sites in the general news category in June.
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