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Washington, DC, September 18, 2007--The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) called on the House of Representatives to approve legislation that would allow the FHA to insure more home loans and address problems in the subprime mortgage market.
Fairlawn, OH, September 18, 2007—Omnova Solutions in the third quarter reported net earnings that increased 36% to $4.5 million, or $0.11 a share, from $3.3 million, or $0.08 a share in the year-ago period.
Dalton, Ga.- September 14, 2007 – Shaw Industries Group, Inc. said it will purchase The Anderson Family of Companies based in Clinton, South Carolina.
Dalton, GA, September 14, 2007--Damaris Robles-Santiago, quality engineer for Shaw Industries, was recently selected as a Luminary for the 4th Annual Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) Luminary Honors.
Dalton, GA, September 14, 2007—Shaw has published A Woman's Guide to Flooring under the Tips, Trends & Care section of ShawFloors.com to help women select carpet, area rug or hard surface floor.
Washington, DC, September 17, 2007—Manufacturing activity in New York, according to the New York Federal Reserve cooled.
Ashland, OR, September 17, 2007--Hakatai has launched the Cartglass Classic Series – “Transparent Colors” – a four-color series of transparent glass tiles reminiscent of antique bottles or miniature glass blocks.
Dalton, GA, September 17, 2007--Sphinx by Oriental Weavers will introduce the Amherst collection at the upcoming High Point Market.
Greensboro, NC, September 17, 2007--UFloor Systems has a new solvent- and water-free polyurethane wood flooring adhesive with hard-elastic properties.
Shanghai, China, September 17, 2007--Laticrete International Inc. has started the construction of its Asia-Pacific production base at Songjiang District in southwest Shanghai.