Dow Chemical to Seek Price Hikes Across the Board
Midland, MI, September 16, 2005--Dow Chemical said it would seek price increases across its entire portfolio of chemical and plastic products to offset the impact of rising energy prices.
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Wilbur Ross Shows Interest in Collins & Aikman Cor
New York, NY, September 16, 2005--Investor Wilbur Ross, known for buying ailing companies and turning them around, expressed an interest on Thursday in bankrupt auto parts supplier Collins & Aikman Corp.'s U.S. units.
Globus Cork Earns Award for Cork Flooring
New York, NY, September 16, 2005--Globus Cork announced that it won the Most Valuable Product Award for 2005, presented by Hanley Wood, which publishes 22 magazines in the building and construction industry, for both the commercial and residential markets
Mannington Increases Commercial and Residential Re
Salem, NJ, September 15, 2005--Mannington Mills announced today that it will be instituting a price increase across both residential and commercial resilient product lines.
Business Inventories Off 0.5%
Washington, D.C., September 15, 2005—Business inventories unexpectedly fell by 0.5% in July, led by a drop in motor vehicles and parts, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
Consumer Price Index Up 0.5%
Washington, D.C., September 15, 2005-- Core inflation remained contained in August, with the core consumer price index rising 0.1% for the fourth straight month, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
NRF: Retail Industry Sales Up 7.9% in August
Washington, D.C., September 15, 2005—It may have cost much more to fill up at the pump last month, but consumers were not letting that affect spending in other areas.
Concrete Polishing Means Sparkling Floors, Lower M
Knoxville, TN, September 14, 2005--Manufacturing CEOs and facility executives are taking a shine to the hottest new facility flooring phenomenon sweeping North America producing cost-savings averaging 47.4 percent over a 12-year period.
Total Retail Sales Off 2.1%
Washington, D.C., September 15, 2005--Retail sales fell 2.1% in August, the biggest decline in nearly four years as auto sales fell a record 12%, according to the Commerce Department.
Katrina and Commercial Real Estate
Washington, D.C., September 15, 2005--The demand for commercial real estate space has spiked in regions surrounding the Hurricane Katrina disaster zone.