Goodfellow’s Third Quarter Earnings Up
Delson, Quebec, June 23-- Wood company Goodfellow Inc. reported an 82 per cent increase in quarterly profits Tuesday, helped by the introduction of new import flooring lines.
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Wholesale Inventories Up in February.
Washington, DC, Apr. 8--Inventories at U.S. wholesalers soared in February, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
The Dixie Group Completes Yarn Production Plant Sa
Chattanooga, TN, Dec. 29--The Dixie Group, Inc. today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Ringgold, Georgia, spun carpet yarn production facility to Shaw Industries.
Armstrong In Dispute With Texas Turf Firm
Lancaster, PA, Dec. 2--Armstrong is asking U.S. Bankruptcy Court to order SRI Sports to substantiate a claim that Armstrong owes it $10 million in damages, according to the Lancaster New Era.
DuPont To Shift Some Facilities To Asia
Wilmington, DE, Dec. 1--DuPont Co. said Monday it would accelerate the shift of facilities and staff to such emerging markets as Asia and Eastern Europe to be closer to a fast-growing customer base in those regions.
Popularity Of 'Green' Buildings Rises
Baltimore, MD, Dec. 1--Years of trying to get developers to build "green" has convinced the environmentally conscious of the limitations of selling people on saving the world.
New Home Sales Down More Than Expected
Washington, DC, Nov. 26--Sales of new homes posted a larger-than-expected slide in October, a Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday in another sign the once-torrid U.S. housing market is easing a bit.
Fed Sees Strength In Economy
Washington, DC, Nov. 27--The economy continued to steam ahead in October, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its most optimistic assessment of business conditions since before the 2001 recession.
Tom Durkan Dead At 78
Dalton, GA, Nov. 27--Thomas R. Durkan, the founder of Durkan Patterned Carpets who was credited with creating a lucrative niche market for upscale printed carpet in the commercial carpet industry, died at his Dalton, GA home on November 25.
Two Home Depot Directors Won't Be Back
Atlanta, GA, Nov. 27--Home Depot Inc. said two directors, including Richard Grasso, the former New York Stock Exchange chairman and chief executive, won't stand for reelection next May.