Univ. of South Carolina Developing Technology to P
Columbia, SC, April 6—-Scientists at the University of South Carolina say they are developing the technology to keep South Carolina’s plastics industry from going to Asia.
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Lowe's to Offer Lumber Purchase Online
Mooresville, NC, April 5--Lowe's said it would add lumber to its lineup of items available for purchase online.
Phoenix Introduces New Machines for Carpet Industr
Atlanta, GA, April 6--Phoenix Automation, an Atlanta-based machine automation company, has introduced a new family of automation machines for the carpet industry.
Armstrong’s Design My Room Released to Flooring Re
Lancaster, PA, April 5--Armstrong Flooring Products, Inc. will offer independent retailers the ability to leverage its Design my Room CD in-store to drive store traffic and Armstrong flooring purchases.
Lehman Lowers Home Depot’s Earnings Estimates
New York, April 5--Lehman Brothers has lowered its first quarter, 2005 and 2006 earnings per share estimates for Home Depot.
Coverall Cleaning Opens Master Regional Support Ce
Boca, Raton, FL, April 5--Coverall Cleaning Concepts announced the opening of a new Coverall Master Regional Support Center in Dayton, Ohio.
MediaLab Adds New Feature to Interactive Floor Pla
Tampa, FL, April 5--MediaLab announced today a new feature of its Floor Plan Markup Manager that allows customers to mark the location and type of flooring on the interactive floor plan.
Quick•Step Launches New Wall Base
Thomasvill, NC, April 5--Quick•Step has developed a line of wall base to coordinate with its Quadra natural stone and ceramic laminate tiles.
Chain Store Sales Up Last Week
New York, April 5--Chain store retail sales were up slightly on a seasonally-adjusted basis in the latest week, a retail report said on Tuesday.
Office Furniture Shipments Up for 3rd Straight Mon
New York, NY, April 5--For the third straight month office furniture shipments grew by double digits from a year ago.