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Washington, DC, January 7--Employers in December added 157,000 workers to their payrolls, bringing the year-end total of new jobs to 2.2 million, while the unemployment rate held steady at 5.4%, according to the Labor Department.
Kennesaw, GA, January 6--Robina Flooring has been granted the rights to manufacture its products using Pergo’s glue-free, click-joint technology.
Atlanta, GA, January 6--Beverly M. Murphy died Monday morning, January 3, at the age of 55 after having been struck by a vehicle December 31 in Destin, Florida. She was a a highly talented home décor products designer and textile company executive.
Montreal, Quebec, January 5--Home Depot Canada said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Litemor Distributors, Canada's largest national commercial lighting distributor.
Toledo, OH, January, 5-- In its first-ever statewide trash inventory, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources found that carpet or carpeting materials were found in 62 percent of the loads.
Boston, MA, January 4--TA Associates, a leading private equity and buyout firm, has completed a $35 million investment in Lumber Liquidators, the largest direct retailer specializing in hardwood flooring in the United States.
Midland, MI, January 4--The Dow Chemical Co. said it will contribute $5 million to the relief efforts underway for victims of the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in Southeast Asia and the Indian sub-continent.
New York, January 3-- A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Commerce Department from imposing emergency restrictions on imports from China, a move that backs clothing retailers and opposes the wishes of textile producers.
Washington, DC, January 3-- Construction spending fell unexpectedly by 0.4 percent in November, as a cooling in residential construction overpowered a small rise in public spending, a government report showed on Monday.
Washington, DC, December 30--The number of Americans applying for first-time jobless aid unexpectedly fell by 5,000 last week, according to a government report released on Thursday that offered a dose of cheer for the job market.