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Centreville, DE, Jan. 12, 2009--Retired DuPont Co. engineer Dimitri Zafiroglu is the key development force behind a carpet that's designed to eliminate some of the stubborn hurdles to successful carpet recycling, according to a story at Delaware.online.
New York, NY, Jan. 12, 2009--Crude oil prices fell below $40 in New York on concern that production cuts by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will fail to counter a slump in demand.
Fairlawn, OH, Jan. 12, 2009--KeyBanc has downgraded Omnova Solutions from hold to underweight.
Turnersburg, NC, Jan. 9, 2009--Gulistan Carpet will close its Turnersburg plant in Iredell County next month, according to the Statesville Record & Landmark.
Johnson City, TN, Jan. 8, 2009 – ArborCraft has decided to withdraw from the Surfaces trade show.
Dalton, GA, Jan. 9, 2009--The Carpet and Rug Institute said it will no longer recognize GreenSeal's GS-37 Standard as a Green Certification for its Seal of Approval Carpet Cleaning Solutions.
Washington, DC, Jan. 9, 2009--The economy lost 524,000 jobs in December, closing out the worst year for job losses since World War II, the Labor Department said Friday.
Hendersonville, NC, Jan. 9, 2009--Two rooms in the White House are now adorned with new rugs made in Hendersonville.
Washington, DC, Jan. 9, 2009--The U.S. construction sector could lose 30 percent of its jobs this year unless Congress quickly approves a stimulus package, the Associated General Contractors of America warned.
Washington, DC, Jan. 9, 2009--The first public comment period for LEED for Neighborhood Development, the first national certification system for green neighborhood design and development, has closed.