FieldTurf Tarkett Starts Basketball Court Division
Montreal, Quebec, March 30, 2006--Artificial turf producer FieldTurf Tarkett said it plans to design, manufacture and market a new line of basketball courts.
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Ciba Intros Total Solution for Carpet Jet Printing
Basel, Switzerland, March 30, 2006--Ciba Specialty Chemicals has launched the first?ever total solution for carpet printing on ChromoJet equipment.
Patti Stasiak, President All American Wood Registe
Wonder Lake, IL, March 30, 2006--Tom Stasiak, vice president of All American Wood Register Co., manufacturer of premium quality wood vents and registers, announced today the loss of his wife and business partner, Patti Stasiak.
Help-Wanted Ad Index Edges Up
New York, NY, March 30, 2006--The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index – a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America – rose one point in February.
Survey: CFOs Upbeat on Economy
New York, NY, March 29, 2006--According to a survey released Wednesday by accounting firm Grant Thornton, senior U.S. financial executives are overwhelmingly confident in the financial performance of their own companies, even if the economy does not perfo
Two Wisconsin Retailers Face Criminal Charges
Chippewa Falls, WI, March 29, 2006--Warrants were issued this morning for the arrest of two men who allegedly bilked area consumers out of thousands of dollars through a fraudulent flooring business in Chippewa Falls.
EIA’s New Guide to Sustainable Wood Flooring
Washington DC, March 29, 2006--The darker shades of exotic hardwoods, especially merbau, are the new fashion in flooring, but, says the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), but shoppers should beware of false claims that the flooring is from sustaina
William M. Bird Names Stroop Director Sales/West R
Charleston, SC, March 29, 2006--Tommy Stroop has been promoted to director of sales/west region with William M. Bird and Company, Inc.
NAM Wants to Help Shape Trade Bill
Washington, DC, March 29, 2006--The National Association of Manufacturers has commended Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Max Baucus (D-MT), chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Finance Committee for the trade bill they introduced t
H.B. Fuller 1Q Earnings Up
St. Paul, MN, March 29, 2006--H.B. Fuller reported first-quarter profits that more than doubled, the result of lower manufacturing costs and a better product mix.