Preverco Offers Wider Boards for Original Series
Quebec, Canada, November 13, 2006--Preverco now offers wider boards for its Original Series. Preverco’s line of Original Series of hardwood flooring has been extended to offer 5 inch boards.
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Refinance Applications Hit Highest Levels in Over
Washington, DC, December 13, 2006--The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 8.
Nourison Makes Sales Department Changes
Saddle Brook, NJ, December 12, 2006--Nourison has made a number of internal personnel changes in its sales department.
UN: New Agreement Drafted to Manage World’s Forest
New York, NY, December 12, 2006--After years of deadlocked discussions and fragmented management of the world’s forests, representatives of governments, intergovernmental organizations and civil society today began drafting a new agreement on internationa
SBET: Near-Record Hiring By Small Firms in Novembe
Washington, DC, December 12, 2006--Fewer job openings, lower profit gains and fading inventory investment trimmed the National Federation of Independent Business Small-Business Optimism Index a point to 99.7 in November.
Hungarian Flooring Company Sees Earnings Increase
Budapest, Hungary, December 11 2006--Hungarian flooring company Graboplast said it expects to close 2006 with operating profit of almost HUF 2bn, 55pc more than in 2005.
TTI to Acquire Hoover Floor Care Business
Hong Kong, December 7, 2006--Techtronic Industries Co. said it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire the Hoover floor care business from Whirlpool Corporation.
More Buyers Buying More Boosts Online Spending
Restin, VA, December 7, 2006--ComScore Networks, a leader in measuring the digital age, today released a report on consumer online non-travel (retail) spending at U.S. sites for the 2006 holiday season, from November 1 through December 3, compared to the
China Adjusts Export Tax Rebates and Import Tariff
Beijing, China, December 7, 2006--China's government will adjust its export and import taxation policy, designed to reinforce the government's policy goals of improving the environment and moving towards a more advanced economy.
Study: Forests are Expanding
Washington, DC, December 7, 2006--A study published in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has provided an optimistic outlook on global forest levels.