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Washington, DC, September 7--Hurricane Katrina’s devastation at the Port of New Orleans isn’t expected to have a major impact on the maritime shipment of retail goods, but could cause slowdowns in railroad operations that will make it take longer to move
Manchester, NH, September 7--CCA Global Partners, a group of more than 3,600 retailers from 15 affiliate companies, was recently named to HFN magazine's list of the Top 150 Specialty Retailers.
Washington, DC, September 7--Productivity increased at a 1.8% annual rate in the quarter, down from 2.2% estimated a month ago, the Labor Department said in a revision to an earlier estimate. It's the slowest increase since the third quarter of 2004.
Bellevue, WA, September 7--In an effort to provide total customer service, iFLOOR.com, the largest online flooring store, launched a 24/7 customer call service operations beginning in August.
Minneapolis, MN, September 7--Tennant Company, a leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions in non-residential floor care, is celebrating 135 years in business.
Houston, TX, September 7--Tarkett Commercial has announced its new Holiday Bonus Promotion. With each carton of Nafco Permastone Modular Brick and MonoStone product sold, retail representatives will receive $15 back.
Tempe, AZ, September 6, Business activity in the non-manufacturing sector increased in August 2005, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, September 6--Armstrong World Industries, the US flooring group, according to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, is planning a squeeze-out of minority shareholders in its German subsidiary Armstrong DLW.
Washington, DC, September 6--Pending home sales declined slightly but remain historically high, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Augustdorf, Germany, September 6--Witex International Flooring GmbH has reorganized its management board.