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Horsham, PA, Feb. 24, 2009--High-end homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. is offering a mortgage protection plan that will cover a buyer’s mortgage for up to six months if there is a job loss, the company said.
Waynesboro, VA, Feb. 23, 2009--Invista and the United Workers Inc. union have reached a tentative contract agreement that would keep more workers on the job in Waynesboro.
Auckland, NZ, Feb. 23, 2009--Cavalier Carpets reported a 7 percent decline in interim profit, cut its dividend, and forecast a 30 to 40 percent fall in annual profit.
Washington, DC, Feb. 23, 2009--The U.S. unemployment rate -- now at 7.6 percent -- is expected hit a peak of 9 percent this year, according to the National Association for Business Economics.
Manchester, NH, Feb. 22, 2009—International Design Guild hosted its annual 2009 Winter Summit at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, Feb. 5 during Surfaces.
Acworth, GA, Feb. 20, 2009--Jack Paton, 70, of Acworth, GA, died Feb. 20, after a brief battle with lung cancer.
Lakeland, FL, Feb. 23, 2009--Florida Tile and ProSpec have established a strategic partnership that makes Florida Tile the official distributor of the ProSpec brand.
Mooresville, NC, Feb. 23, 2009--Lowe's Cos. will test a downsized format for use in smaller markets, executives said at the company’s fourth quarter conference call.
Manchester, England, Feb. 23, 2009--Anglo Recycling Technology Ltd. has been named “Best UK Family Business, Northern England and the Midlands Region.”
Chilliwack, BC, Canada, Feb. 23, 2009--One of the Lower Mainland's providers of sustainable wood flooring has rebranded the company.