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Washington, DC, December 7, 2005--Approximately 100,000 housing professionals are expected at the industry’s largest annual trade show and exposition, the 2006 International Builders’ Show, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., January
Las Vegas, NV, December 6, 2005--This January attendees of Las Vegas Market will see much more than the 400 permanent and temporary exhibitors at World Market Center’s main building and on-site Pavilions.
Kennesaw, GA, December 7, 2005--National flooring retailer, Floor & Decor Outlets of America, named Robert H. Kirchmeyer as vice president, merchandising.
St. Paul MN, December 7, 2005--3M announced today that George W. Buckley has been elected chairman, president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. He succeeds interim chairman and CEO Robert S. Morrison, who has led the company since July.
Washington, DC, December 7, 2005--Led by sharp cuts in the automotive industry, planned job reductions by major U.S. corporations increased 22% in November to 99,279.
San Francisco, December 8, 2005--Amid all the talk about rising keyword prices, the Fathom Online Keyword Price Index indicates that November averages were virtually flat.
Washington, DC, December 6, 2005--Orders for factory goods increased 2.2% in October, more than reversing a decline in September, the Commerce Department estimated Tuesday.
Kenilworth, NJ, December 6, 2005--Innovision Flooring Corp., the U.S. distributor for LG Floors, announces its appointments of Building Plastic, Inc., of Texas, Wynco, New England, and the Patton Group of Northern California.
Atlanta, GA, December 6, 2005--BuildingGreen, Inc., publisher of the GreenSpec Product Directory and Environmental Building News, has announced its 2005 selections of the Top-10 Green Building Products.
Hoffman Estates, Il, December 6, 2005--Sears Holdings said fiscal third-quarter profit slid as the costs of Kmart's combination with the Sears, Roebuck and Co., offset a sharp increase in sales.