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Shaw Names Bradshaw Environmental Marketing Manage

Dalton, GA, July 25, 2006--Shaw Industries has announced the appointment of John Bradshaw to the newly created position of environmental marketing manager to aid in Shaw’s restart of the Evergreen nylon recycling facility and the collection of post-consum

Consumer Confidence Index Up

New York, July 25, 2006--The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased moderately in June, posted another slight increase in July.

Report: Two Vying for Feltex

Wellington, New Zealand, July 24, 2006--The New Zealand Herald reported that two bidders are vying to put carpet-maker Feltex back on a sound financial footing. The newspaper attributed industry sources.

OSHA Cites Oriental Weavers

Dalton, GA, July 19, 2006--The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Oriental Weavers of America following a fatal accident at the company's Dalton, Ga., manufacturing plant.

CCA to Hold First-Ever Global Summit

Manchester, NH, July 19, 2006--CCA Global Partners will hold its first-ever Global Summit with business owners and executives from all of its 14 divisions this August in Denver, Colorado.

Housing Starts Off 5.3% in June

Washington, DC, July 19, 2006—Housing starts were off 5.3% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.85 million, according to the Commerce Department. Economists were anticipating June starts to come in at a 1.89 million pace.

PPI Up 0.5%

Washington, DC, July 18, 2006--Producer prices rose by a larger-than-expected 0.5% in June, but core inflation increased 0.2% as expected, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.

CEO Confidence Off in 2Q

New York, NY, July 13, 2006--The Chief Executives' Confidence Measure, which had edged up to 57 in the first quarter of 2006, declined to 50 in the second quarter, The Conference Board reports in its latest survey of CEOs.