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Manchester, N.H. October 12, 2007-- Flooring America and Flooring Canada will roll out a Shop At Home service this month to meet the booming demand for this fast-growing segment of the flooring industry.
Wellington, New Zealand Carpet maker Cavalier Corp has applied for Commerce Commission approval to form a joint venture with privately owned carpet company Norman Ellison.
Washington, DC (October 10, 2007) – United Nations Under-Secretary-General Alicia Bárcena Ibarra will open the inaugural Greenbuild International Forum during the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) annual conference in Chicago.
New York, NY, October 12, 2007--Solutia says a group of bondholders led by Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is exaggerating by more than $40 million the amount of debt the specialty-chemicals company owes it.
Dallas, TX, October 12, 2007--Centex Corp. said it expects to record an impairment of about $850 million for the second quarter related to neighborhood and land inventory.
Chagrin Falls, OH, October 12, 2007—Johnsonite has named Erin Barker solution development consultant for the Southeast region.
Tehran, Iran, October 12, 2007--Iran's hand-woven carpet ranks first in non-oil export and third in overall export, head of the National Iranian Carpet Center says.
Ottawa, Ontario, October 11, 2007--The price of new homes in Canada rose 0.4% in August from July and 6.5%from August 2006, Statistics Canada said on Thursday
Washington, DC, October 11, 2007—Jobless fell by 12,000 to 308,000 for the week ended October 6, according to the Labor Department.
Irvine, CA, October 11, 2007—RealtyTrac released its September 2007 Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 223,538 foreclosure filings, default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions reported during September.