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Fairlawn, OH, Jan. 3, 2011--Omnova Solutions said it will increase prices by $0.05 per dry pound for all styrene butadiene emulsion polymers and $0.05 per wet pound for all acrylic, styrene acrylic and vinyl acrylic emulsion polymers.
Alexandria, VA, Jan. 3, 2011 -- Alexandria Carpet One Floor & Home has been awarded the 2010 Angie’s List Super Service Award.
Washington, DC, Dec. 30, 2010 -- Initial jobless claims fell last week to the lowest level in nearly two and a half years, the Labor Department said.
Washington, DC, Dec. 30, 2010 -- Pending home sales rose 3.5% in November, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Chicago, IL, Dec. 30, 2010 -- The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index climbed to 68.6 in December, compared to November's reading of 62.5.
Naperville, IL, Dec. 30, 2010 -- Steve Chirico, president of Great Western Flooring, was named Dealer of the Year by the Chicago Floor Covering Association.
New York, NY, Dec. 30, 2010 -- Some big U.S. banks are starting to increase their business lending, according to the Federal Reserve.
Washington, DC, Dec. 30, 2010 -- Home foreclosures rose over the summer after fewer people at risk received assistance lowering their monthly mortgage payments, according to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Office of Thrift Supervision.
Washington, DC, Dec. 30, 2010 -- The average rate on 30-year fixed mortgages rose this week to the highest level in seven months, according to Freddie Mac.
Buffalo, NY, Dec. 30, 2010 -- Thirty percent of the nation’s 372 labor markets have their highest unemployment rates in a decade, according to a study by Business First of Buffalo.