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Midland, MI, May 28, 2008--Dow Chemical Co. said that effective June 1 it would hike prices on all its products by up to 20 percent because of the sharp rise in the costs of energy, raw materials and transportation.
Washington, DC, May 28, 2008--Retail sales advanced on a year-over-year basis according to both the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Johnson Redbook retail sales in the week ending May 25.
Chattanooga, TN, May 28, 2008--Don Roy Erwin, founder of Erwin Enterprises Inc., died Monday May 26.
St. Louis, MO, May 28, 2008--Solutia Inc. said it expects to record pretax charges of between $45 million and $60 million over the next four years as a result of the planned closure of rubber chemicals operations at a Wales facility.
Silicon Valley, CA, May 28, 2008--The green building industry saw an estimated $12 billion in revenues last year and could top $42 billion by 2015, according to Venture Beat.
Dalton, GA, May 28, 2008--BioCel and EnviroCel have developed a new document that describes how their products contribute to points in the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification program.
Washington, DC, May 28, 2008--Mortgage applications fell 4.6 percent last week due to a drop in refinancing activity, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
Washington, DC, May 27, 2008--Home prices fell in March by the most in at least seven years, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index. The Case-Shiller index dropped 14.4 percent from a year earlier.
Washington, DC, May 27, 2008-- Consumer Confidence fell to the lowest level in more than 15 years, according to the Conference Board.
St. Louis, MO, May 27, 2008--Wellmade, a manufacturer of bamboo and hardwood out of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, has provided a way for people in the U.S. flooring industry to send relief funds directly to the Chinese Red Cross.