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West Plains, MO, July 30, 2010--McClain Forest Products, a Missouri-based dry lumber and flooring producer, said it has acquired North Pacific's Missouri and Arkansas hardwood lumber and flooring operations.
Louisville, KY, July 30, 2010--Greening Our Schools: A State Legislator's Guide to Best Policy Practices debuted this week at the National Conference of State Legislatures' annual Legislative Summit.
Atlanta, GA, July 29, 2010--Surging sales helped Interface Inc. to double its second-quarter profit over last year.
Irvine, CA, July 29, 2010--Foreclosures rose in 75% of large U.S. metro areas in this year's first half, RealtyTrac said in its midyear 2010 metropolitan foreclosure report.
Montpelier, IN, July 29, 2010--Q.E.P. is expanding in Blackford County and will create 35 jobs in its Montpelier hardwood flooring facility within the next 18 months.
Washington, DC, July 29, 2010--A survey of leading economists by the Associated Press suggests that the economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year.
Washington, DC, July 29, 2010--Initial jobless claims fell 11,000 to 457,000 in the week ended July 24, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Minneapolis, MN, July 29, 2010--Tennant Co. reported second quarter net earnings of $6.2 million, or $0.32 per share , on net sales of $166.1 million.
Baltimore, MD, July 29, 2010--Analyst Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. is maintaining its "buy" rating on carpet maker Interface Inc. and has raised its estimates for the firm.
Washington, DC, July 29, 2010--The Federal Reserve said economic growth slowed in some areas recently, hurt by commercial real estate and the expiration of a tax credit for homebuyers.