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Wayne, PA, August 14, 2007—Synthetic turf and artificial playing surface company Sprinturf has named Daniel J. Keating, III, chairman and CEO of The Keating Group, as the sixth member of the company’s newly formed board of directors.
Washington, DC, August 14, 2007-- The trade deficit narrowed by 1.7% to $58.1 billion in June as exports set a record, according to the Commerce Department.
Dalton, GA, August 14, 2007--Since 1996, Karastan, in partnership with CFI, CEO, Jim Walker, has been combating the carpet industries’ biggest challenge - installation.
Calhoun, GA, August 14, 2007--Mohawk Industries said it has completed the purchase of four wood flooring plants from Columbia Forest Products.
New York, NY, August 14, 2007--The International Council of Shopping Centers-UBS Retail Chain Store Sales Index was off 0.9% in the week ended August 11 from the prior week.
Washington, DC, August 14, 2007--The producer price index rose 0.6 % in July, following a 0.2% decline in June, according to the Labor Department.
Viken, Sweden, August 14, 2007--The Chinese wood producer Shanghai Eswell Timber has signed a global license with Välinge.
Atlanta, GA, August 14, 2007—Home Depot in the second quarter reported net earnings that were off 15% to $1.6 billion, or $0.81 per share.
Mercerville, NJ, August 10, 2007--Congoleum Corp. in the second quarter reported net income that rose 33% to $835,000 versus $626,000 in the second quarter of 2006.
LaGrange, GA, August 10, 2007--Milliken Carpet has launched Stimulus, a new way to achieve exciting and unique floorscapes of seemingly infinite variety while also eliminating design lines and pattern repeats.