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Atlanta, June 30 -- DuPont Flooring Systems, a business unit of DuPont Textiles & Interiors, is now The Invironmentalists(TM) and is creating a new category in the building interior marketplace that focuses on creating and sustaining interior environments
Toledo, OH, June 30--Dillard's will close its home stores in Southwyck Shopping Center and Westgate Village Shopping Center at the end of July, exiting the furniture business in Toledo, as reported in the Toledo Blade.
Washington, June 27--Personal income rose in May as spending edged higher for a second month. Income growth outpaced spending, as consumers kept close watch on their purse strings. Personal income rose 0.3% last month after a revised 0.2% rise in April,
Ann Arbor, MI, June 27-- The University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment was 89.7 in the June 2003 survey, down from 92.1 in May but well above the 77.6 recorded in March.
Las Vegas, NV, June 30--The Venetian's new 1,013-room Venezia tower, which opened this week, is expected to cut the Strip resort's overhead cost per room by as much as 12 percent, an analyst predicted.
Chicago, IL, June 27--The International Interior Design Association’s International Honors and Awards were presented at IIDA’s Ninth Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 15, 2003 by Association President, Anita Barnett, FIIDA.
Dalton, GA, June 30--Shaw Contract's flux systems program has received the Best of NeoCon Gold Award in the broadloom carpet category at the acclaimed interior design show in Chicago recently.
New Delhi, June 30--Germany-based laminated flooring major Kronotex Fussoboden GmbH & Co has entered the Indian market with a wholly owned subsidiary ‘Kronotex Ltd. The company is looking at setting up a manufacturing plant in India to cater to the market
Shrewsbury, New Jersey, June 27--Wellman Inc., which makes polyester fibers and plastic resins, said it sold a stake in the company to a private investor after the plan won shareholder approval and it secured a credit line.
DALTON, GA., June 27--FieldTurf announced that six more of its fields have received recommended status from FIFA, the world governing body of soccer.