Surfaces Attendee Advisory Council Meets
Dallas, TX, June 24, 2009--The Surfaces 2010 Attendee Advisory Council planning meeting was held in Dallas, Texas on May 11-12.
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World Bank Economic View Depresses Oil Prices
New York, NY, June 23, 2009--Oil prices were volatile Tuesday, as continued uncertainty about the global economy and demand for crude were offset by the weaker dollar, which drew some speculators back to commodities.
Välinge Signs Kährs for New Locking Technology
Viken, Sweden, June 23, 2009--Välinge has signed Kährs as the first hardwood firm to use Välinge’s 5G-S technology .
Home Prices Continue To Fall
Washington, DC, June 23, 2009--U.S. home prices fell 6.8 percent in April from a year earlier as rising unemployment and record foreclosures kept buyers out of the market, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
MBA Scales Back Home Refinancing Forecast
Washington, DC, June 23, 2009--The spring jump in long-term interest rates has prompted the Mortgage Bankers Association to take back the wildly optimistic forecast it made in March about home loan refinancings this year.
Home Resales Rise Again in May
Washington, DC, June 23, 2009--Falling house prices boosted resales in May to the highest level since October, the National Association of Realtors estimated Tuesday.
Galleher To Distribute Kaindl Laminate Flooring
Santa Fe Springs, CA, June 23, 2009--Distributor Galleher Corp. has partnered with laminate flooring maker Kaindl to distribute Kaindl's laminate flooring in California, Arizona, and Nevada.
Lumber Liquidators Opening Delaware Store
Toano, VA, June 23, 2009--Lumber Liquidators is opening a store in Delmar, Del.
Housing Wealth Won't Drive Consumer Spending
Ann Arbor, MI, June 22, 2009--A slow U.S. housing recovery, with inflation-adjusted home values expected to decline over the next five years, makes it unlikely that housing wealth will drive consumer spending.
Pfleiderer Business Unit Gets ISO 14001 Approval
Neumarkt, Germany, June 22, 2009—Pfleiderer’s business unit, Business Center Western Europe, became one of the first companies in the engineered wood sector to have all of its German locations certified under ISO 14001.