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Washington, DC, Aug. 8, 2008--The Labor Department reported Friday that productivity grew at an annual rate of 2.2 percent during the second quarter, down from a 2.6 percent growth rate in the first quarter.
Atlanta, GA, Aug. 8, 2008--Beazer Homes reported a net loss of $109.8 million for its fiscal third quarter, or $2.85 per share.
Anaheim, CA; Aug. 6, 2008--Members of the floor covering industry facing catastrophic illness and financial hardship have been assured of financial assistance well into the future.
Cartersville, GA, Aug. 8, 2008 – Shaw Contract Group named seven winters in its third annual Design Is… Award competition.
Anaheim, CA; Aug. 8, 2008--The Floor Covering Business-to-Business (fcB2B) Association has launched fcB2B.com, the flooring industry’s dedicated resource for learning about B2B technology.
Akron, OH, Aug. 7, 2008 –National Applied Construction (NAC) Products has named Nick Duvé manager of marketing and customer relations.
Dalton, GA, Aug. 7, 2008--A Wednesday afternoon fire at a Shaw Industries plant damaged part of the building’s roof but no one was hurt.
Washington, DC, Aug. 7, 2008--Home sales contracts unexpectedly rose across the country in June, but still were well below last year's levels, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 7, 2008--Saudi Arabia's Fitaihi Holding 4180.SE has bought 5 percent of Egypt's Oriental Weavers $28.9 million, Al Alam Al Youm newspaper said on Thursday.
Washington, DC, Aug. 7, 2008--Initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose last week to the highest level in six years.