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Oakland, CA, Dec. 22, 2008--With a record amount of commercial real-estate debt coming due, some of the country's biggest property developers are seeing government assistance, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal.
St. Louis, MO, Dec. 18, 2008--The National Wood Flooring Association and NOFMA, the Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association, have consolidated.
Dalton, GA, Dec. 22, 2008--The Carpet and Rug Institute has joined Fix Housing First, a coalition formed to push for a housing recovery plan to revive the economy.
New York, NY, Dec. 22, 2008--Nielsen Online said that 81 percent of online shoppers have read product or retailer reviews by other customers when doing their holiday shopping this year.
St. Louis, MO, Dec. 22, 2008--Fourteen manufacturer members have requested licensing agreements to begin participating in the NWFA Responsible Procurement Program.
Chicago, IL, Dec. 22, 2008--E.J. Welch Co. has opened new flooring showroom in Chicago, two blocks south of the Merchandise Mart.
Dalton, GA, Dec. 19, 2008--Tandus is partnering with Carbonfund.org to effectively offset the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its products, according to a story in the Daily Citizen.
Washington, DC, Dec. 19, 2008--Citing danger to the national economy, the Bush administration came to the rescue of the U.S. auto industry Friday, offering $17.4 billion in emergency loans.
Lancaster, PA, Dec. 19, 2008--Capri Cork's Espresso won Interior Design Magazine’s Best of Year Product Award for the Hard Floor Covering category.
Washington, DC, Dec. 19, 2008--The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate home mortgage fell to an average of 5.17% this week, the lowest since Freddie Mac began its weekly rate survey in 1971.