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Woodbury, CT, August 20-- A new store here specializes in selling old treasures - antique, hand-woven Persian rugs - to new owners eager to own what proprietor Karen Reddington-Hughes calls "artwork you put on the floor instead of on the walls," according
Pittsburgh, PA, August 20--A new name with a long tradition of innovation and technical expertise has emerged in the U.S. market for chemicals, synthetic rubber, and plastics, with the launch of Lanxess Corporation, the company announced today.
Philadelphia, PA, August 19--The pace of manufacturing activity slowed in the US mid-Atlantic region in August, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported.
New York, August 19--A closely watched measure of future economic activity fell in July for the second consecutive month, reinforcing evidence that the nation's financial recovery is slackening.
New York, August 19--Fannie Mae, the No. 1 U.S. mortgage finance company, on Wednesday raised its forecast for U.S. home sales this year, after higher than expected sales in the first half of 2004.
New York, August 19-- More than half of all U.S. residential Internet users reached the Web via fast broadband connections in July, outpacing use of slower, dial-up connections for the first time, market researcher Nielsen//NetRatings said on Wednesday.
Martinsville, VA, August 19--Major furniture manufacturer and importer Hooker Furniture, with 2003 net sales of $309 million, announced today that it will close its Maiden, N.C. plant by late October 2004.
Chicago, August 19 - Lumber prices rose to the highest level in 10 years Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Bainbridge Island, WA, August 18 - Teragren LLC, a leading manufacturer of bamboo hardwood flooring, has consolidated its two bamboo brands, Teragren and TimberGrass, into one - Teragren.
Houston, TX, August 18--To accommodate more than 10,500 Olympic athletes in Athens new athletic facilities and an Olympic Village needed to be constructed before the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics, Tarkett Commercial supplied flooring for m