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CRI Adds Products to Seal of Approval Program

CRI Adds Products to Seal of Approval Program

Dalton, GA, Aug. 29, 2011 -- The Carpet and Rug Institute's Seal of Approval testing and certification program for carpet cleaning products and equipment has added multiple products in the solutions and vacuums categories.

Flavin Resigns From Beaulieu

Flavin Resigns From Beaulieu

Dalton, GA, Aug. 25, 2011--Citing the need to find a balance between the demands of her career and of her family, Patricia Flavin is leaving Beaulieu and taking a leave of absence from her career.

Bernanke Proposes No New Stimulus Measures

Bernanke Proposes No New Stimulus Measures

Jackson Hole, WY, Aug. 26, 2011 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is proposing no new steps by the Fed to boost the economy but suggested that Congress may need to additional measures.

GDP Up 1% in Second Quarter

Washington, DC, Aug. 26, 2011 -- Gross Domestic Product grew at a 1% rate in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday morning.

August Consumer Sentiment Revised Higher

Ann Arbor, MI, Aug. 26, 2011 -- Consumer sentiment declined in August as consumers lost faith in the government's ability to prevent another recession, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan sentiment index.

Irish PVC Tile Maker Moves to Missouri

Grandview, MO, Aug. 26, 2011 -- Perfection Floor Tile, a manufacturer of interlocking PVC floor tiles, is moving its manufacturing from Armagah, Northern Ireland to Grandview.

Beaulieu Cuts Pay for All Employees

Beaulieu Cuts Pay for All Employees

Dalton, GA, Aug. 25, 2011 -- Beaulieu of America has temporarily imposed a 10% pay cut for all of its 5,200 employees rather than lay off more workers, according to a story in the Dalton Daily Citizen.