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Kansas City, MO, October 14, 2005--The focus of CFI and the World Floor Covering Association toward installation training has increased the interest from dealers, contractors and installation professionals.
Reston, VA, October 14, 2005--comScore Media Metrix today released the first publicly available analysis of consumer usage of online streaming video content, based on the comScore Media Metrix Online Video Ratings service.
Washington, DC, October 14, 2005--Retail sales rose 0.2% in September.
New York, NY, October 14, 2005--A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that a Washington law firm had a conflict of interest when it advised Congoleum, a company coping with asbestos claims, according to the New York Times.
Ann Arbor, MI, October 14, 2005--The University of Michigan's preliminary index of consumer sentiment decreased to 75.4 in mid-October from 76.9 in September.
Golden, CO, October 13, 2005--ServiceMagic, Inc., the leading online marketing system for residential contractors and home service professionals, has been awarded the 2005 Outstanding Website WebAward by the Web Marketing Association (WMA).
Washington, D.C., October 13, 2005—Import prices rose 2.3% in September, according to the Department of Labor. Prices rose to their highest level in 15 years, as costs of natural gas and oil continued to rise.
LaGrange, GA, October 13, 2005--Milliken Carpet's move to methane is proving to be a prescient move in an increasingly tight gas market.
Washington, D.C., October 13, 2005--Initial jobless claims remained at an elevated level last week as a result of two devastating storms in the Gulf Coast.
Hoffman Estates, IL, October 13, 2005--Sears has named Teresa Byrd, 56, to the post of senior vice president and general manager, The Great Indoors (TGI), effective immediately.