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New York, NY, July 7, 2009--Chain store sales across the U.S. for the week that ended July 4 rose 0.5 percent, according to latest figures from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs.
Walnut Creek, CA, July 7, 2009--Rising unemployment and foreclosures will likely force house prices to fall in more than half of the largest U.S. cities through the first quarter of 2011.
New York, NY, July 7, 2009--Standard & Poor's boosted its expectations for losses on risky loans backing U.S. mortgage securities to as much as 40 percent, suggesting a more negative outlook for the troubled housing market.
Baar, Switzerland, July 7, 2009--Forbo successfully placed today a bond of $138.4 million (CHF 150 million) with a maturity of four years.
Anaheim, CA. July 6, 2009--The World Floor Covering Association is attempting to track down past directors of the Retail Floorcovering Institute, American Floorcovering Association, and the Western Floor Covering Association.
Atlanta, GA, July 7, 2009--Silver Cornia has been named chief technology officer for The Tile Doctor.
Viken, Sweden, July 7, 2009--Välinge Innovation has signed a cross license agreement with MeisterWerke on its fold down side push technology and MeisterWerke's MasterClic Plus.
Washington, DC, July 7, 2009--Consumer loan delinquencies rose to another record high in the first quarter, according to the American Bankers Association.
Atlanta, GA, July 7, 2009 —Over lunch at a trendy restaurant, Heather Moody got a proposal for marriage. A couple of hours later, she won a houseful of new Bliss carpet from a drawing at the Atlanta Home Show.
Atlanta, GA, July 7, 2009--The Floor Covering Business to Business Association, better known as “fcB2B,” saw an increase in the number of new vendors at its annual meeting, despite a down economy.