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Brussels, Belgium, November 15, 2006--The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a €38.9 million financing package to Barlinek Invest, a wholly owned subsidiary of Barlinek SA, the largest wooden floor board manufacturer in Poland.
Toronto, Ontario, November 15, 2006--Sears Holdings latest attempt to continue its privatization bid for Canadian subsidiary Sears Canada has been halted, after an Ontario court denied an application allowing Sears Holding to appeal a provincial regulator
Fort Worth, TX, November 14, 2006--D.R. Horton, the largest U.S. home builder, on Tuesday said quarterly profit fell 51 percent as orders declined, but results topped forecasts.
New York, NY, November 14, 2006--Chain store retail sales slipped in the latest week with a mixed performance regionally, a retail report said on Tuesday.
Denver, CO, November 14, 2006--Vinyl’s numerous environmental and health benefits are on display this week at the nation’s principal green building expo.
Saddle Brook, NJ, November 14, 2006--Nourison Rug Corporation has been selected for a 2006 Partner of the Year Award by Expo Design Center.
Washington, DC, November 14, 2006--Business inventories rose 0.4% in September as sales dropped 2.0%, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
Miami, FL, November 9, 2006--Robert J. Strudler, chairman of the board at Lennar Corp., one of the nation's largest home builders, has died. He was 64.
Plano, TX, November 9, 2006--J. C. Penney Co. said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 22.6 percent, aided by solid sales and raised its full-year financial forecast. Its shares rose more than 2 percent in premarket trading.
Washington, DC, November 9, 2006--The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 3.