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Chain Store Sales Up 0.1%

Chain Store Sales Up 0.1%

New York, NY, July 3, 2007— New York, NY, June 19, 2007—Chain store sales increased 0.1% for the week ended June 30, verses the prior week.

Homebuilder Shares Fall after Citgroup Downgrade

Homebuilder Shares Fall after Citgroup Downgrade

New York, NY, July 3, 2007--Shares in homebuilders fell Monday after a Citigroup analyst downgraded the sector, saying orders are likely to fall through the year because of a glut of homes on the market.

Online Ad Job Vacancies Dip in June

Online Ad Job Vacancies Dip in June

New York, NY, July 3, 2007-- Total online job ads were 4,280,400 in June, a slight drop of 94,000 or 2 percent from May, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series.

Domotex Middle East Traffic Up 22%

Domotex Middle East Traffic Up 22%

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 3, 2007--Domotex Middle East 2007 opened its doors for a second showing attracting 6,326 visitors, a 22% increase. The debut 2006 show drew 5,200 trade visitors.

Bales Burn at Beaulieu’s Marglen, No One Hurt

Bales Burn at Beaulieu’s Marglen, No One Hurt

Rome, GA, July 1, 2007--A Saturday fire at Marglen Industries unit of Beaulieu of America destroyed hundreds of scrap-plastic bales used to make carpet and gave a couple of firefighters heat exhaustion.

ISM Manufacturing Index Up in June

ISM Manufacturing Index Up in June

Tempe, AZ, July 2, 2007--Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in June for the fifth consecutive month, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

Kronotex Promotes Tipton

Barnwell, SC, July 2, 2007 – Kronotex announces that Tim Tipton has been promoted to director of marketing and product development.