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Temple, TX, Aug. 10, 2010--Wilsonart International said it will discontinue its Wilsonart Flooring product line in October and close both the flooring and cast sinks manufacturing operations in Temple, Texas.
Charleston, SC, Aug. 11, 2010--GreenWizard and MBDC have formed a partnership to help the green building industry identify Cradle to Cradle Certified products for use in construction projects.
Washington, DC, Aug. 11, 2010--The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution supporting hardwood as an environmentally preferable building material.
Washington, DC, Aug. 11, 2010--The trade deficit grew 18.8% in June on a surge of consumer goods from China and other suppliers, the Commerce Department said.
Seattle, WA, Aug. 10, 2010--U.S. home values continued to decline in the second quarter, according to tracking firm Zillow.
New York, NY, Aug. 10, 2010--Chain-store sales for the week ended Aug. 7 rose 3.7% from the same time last year, according the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs.
Princeton, NJ, Aug. 10. 2010--Gallup's Economic Confidence Index improved slightly in early August to -29 and is now four points better than the average for all of July (-33).
Washington, DC, Aug. 10, 2010--Worker productivity fell this spring for the first time in more than a year.
Washington, DC, Aug. 10, 2010--Small business owners grew more pessimistic in July on expectations of weaker economic growth in the second half of the year.
San Francisco, CA, Aug. 10, 2010--Researchers at the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank said it's likely the U.S. economy will fall back into recession in the next two years.