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Bloomfield Hills, MI, October 27, 2005--Pulte Homes in the third quarter reported earnings that were up 43% to $395.4 million, or $1.50 a share, compared with year-earlier net income of $259.1 million, or $1.03 a share, as adjusted for a stock split.
Cleveland, OH, October 26, 2005--Sherwin-Williams posted a third-quarter profit of $151.6 million, or $1.07 a share, up from $132.9 million, or $0.92 a share in the same period a year ago.
Chattanooga, TN, October 26, 2005--The Dixie Group in the third quarter and reported income from continuing operations was $1.3 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared with $3.6 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2004.
Washington, DC, October 26, 2005--The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Hellenic Rug Imports Inc., of Brooklyn, N.Y., today announced a voluntary recall of Hellenic's Shag Leather Rugs.
Hannover, Germany, October 26, 2005--Domotex organizer Deutsche Messe AG (DMAG) has partnered with the magazines HALI and Modern Carpets + Textiles (MCT) to launch at Domotex Hannover 2006 the Carpet Design Awards (CDA).
Whitehall, PA, October 26, 2005--Tarkett Residential is revolutionizing the way resilient floors are presented to consumers with the introduction of its i-grat Selling System for FiberFloor, a new retail-merchandising concept.
Dallas, TX, October 26, 2005--Centex Corp. topped quarterly earnings forecasts late Tuesday, raising its 2006 earnings estimates on the strength of its latest results and backlog of homes awaiting construction.
Atlanta, GA. October 26, 2005—RugBuddy is a one-of-a-kind portable heating mat that turns regular area rugs into invisible space heaters. Like an electric blanket for your floor, RugBuddy is the ideal solution for warming cold spots in any room of a home
St. Louis, MO, October 26, 2005--Wear-Dated carpet fiber recently custom-designed the finish line carpet for the newly launched 2005 Iron Girl series.
Dalton, GA, October 25, 2005--Jack Mishkin, president and CEO of J. Mish has appointed Celia Blum of Celia, Inc. to its strategic marketing and sales team.