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Report: CEO and Directors' Pay Both Up Again

New York, NY, October 20, 2006--Median total compensation for outside (non-employee) directors of U.S. boards is higher than last year's median in all three major industry sectors covered in The Conference Board's annual study.

Help-Wanted Online Index Dips

New York, NY, October 18, 2006--New online job ads dropped slightly in September to 2,459,191, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series.

CEO Confidence Measure Falls in 3Q

New York, NY, October 16, 2006--The Chief Executives' Confidence Measure, which had fallen to 50 in the second quarter of 2006, fell to 44 in the third quarter, The Conference Board reports in its latest survey of CEOs.

Tennant Awarded Best Customer Service Booth at ISS

Minneapolis, MN, October 13, 2006—Tennant Company announces that its exhibit booth at the 2006 ISSA/InterCleanUSA Tradeshow and Educational Conference, which took place at Chicago’s McCormick Place October 4 – 7, was one of three in the larger than 300-sq

AminCo and Ves-Levi Relocate to AmericasMart’s Are

Atlanta, GA, October 13, 2006--The long-awaited reconfiguration of floor six of the Area Rug Center at AmericasMart continues on a fast track as veteran exhibitors AminCo, Inc. and Ves-Levi Corp. relocate their shared AmericasMart facilities and expand it

Jobless Claims Up Last Week

Washington, DC, October 12, 2006--Claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly in the latest week after falling for two consecutive weeks.