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Washington, DC, June 24, 2004 — The nation's factories saw orders for big-ticket goods fall for the second straight month in May, typifying the often uneven road of recovery braved by manufacturers. New-home sales, meanwhile, shot up to a record high.
Thomasville, NC, June 24--Quick-Step Inc., a division of Unilin Flooring, said it recently donated 275 square feet of flooring, as well as company volunteers, to a Habitat for Humanity renovation project in the Thomasville area.
Mooresville, NC, June 24-- Over the past three decades, the square footage of new homes has increased by approximately 55 percent* from 1,500 in 1970 to 2,330 square feet today. However, design and architectural experts see a burgeoning plateau.
Ambacht, Netherlands, June 24----Bolidt Synthetic Products and Systems of the Netherlands has launched a new synthetic flooring finish designed specifically to cope with aggressive chemical and pharmaceutical production environments, as reported in inphar
Trelleborg, Sweden, June 24--In an announcement Pergo has said that arbitration has been initiated between Pergo and the bankruptcy estate of Witex.
Tokyo, Japan, June 24-- A major exhibition on Iranian carpets opened at the Mitsubishi Club in Tokyo on Tuesday, according to the Persian Journal.
Washington, DC, June 24--Orders for new durable goods fell for the second straight month in May, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
Union City, NJ, June 24--Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.'s net income in the latest quarter rose almost 43 percent as the company added stores and boosted sales per store.
New York, NY, June 24, 2004 -- In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (Newark, Bashian Bros., Inc., a nationally known importer and wholesaler of Oriental Rugs, has sued Home Depot U.S.A.for $710,665.
New York, NY, June 24--Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday raised the outlook for Federated Department Stores Inc.'s debt ratings to "stable" from "negative."