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Chain Store Sales Growth Slows

New York, NY, June 22--Sales growth at U.S. chain stores has slowed as Father's Day failed to inspire shoppers as it once did, a report said on Tuesday.

Price-Fixing Inquiries Sweep Chemical Industry

Washington, DC, June 22--A two-year-old price-fixing probe that began in an obscure corner of the chemical industry has snowballed into a series of international investigations involving industry giants such as Dow Chemical, DuPont Co. and Bayer AG.

Jute Exporters Demand Incentives

Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 22—The country’s jute exporters demanded 30 percent cash incentives to compete in the global market. Currently jute exporters are receiving 7.5 percent cash incentives.

Health-Care Firms Push to Heal Their Buildings

Chicago, IL, June 21--In 2002, Kaiser Permanente, the country's largest non-profit health-care system, issued an unusual mandate to a longtime supplier: Create a quality carpet without the controversial chemical polyvinyl chloride, or forget about win

Florida Tile Plant to Expand

Calhoun, GA, June 21--The Florida Tile Industries plant in Shannon, Georgia is expanding its operations and adding 75 jobs, according to the Calhoun, Georgia Times.

Home Depot Directors Spending Time in the Trenches

Huntsville, TX, June 21--"Where the heck are the toilets?" Greg Brenneman mutters to himself, wandering the aisles of a Home Depot here. Finding them, he pauses in front of a high display and lifts the heavy ceramic lid from a toilet tank above him, his f

U.S. Imposes Duties on Chinese Furniture

Washington, DC, June 19--The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging to nearly 200 percent on $1.2 billion of wooden bedroom furniture imported from China, but said most Chinese companies would escape the high