FIANA Offering Web-Based Courses
Granbury, TX, Aug. 14, 2009--Flooring Installation Association of North America, in conjunction with its new partnership with BlueVolt, is introducing the new FIANA Training Center, web-based learning platform.
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Tennant To Be Featured on 'Greatest' Program
Minneapolis, MN, Aug. 13, 2009--Tennant said that its ec-H2O floor cleaning technology will be featured on the cable television program “World’s Greatest..!”
China Becomes World's Largest Log Importer
Beijing, China, Aug. 14, 2009--Having stripped its own country of a considerable amount of its natural forests, China has become the largest importer of logs in the world.
Consumer Prices Fall Most Since 1950
Washington, DC, Aug. 14, 2009--U.S. consumer prices were down 2.1% year-over-year in the sharpest annual decline since 1950, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Analyst Upgrades HD, Downgrades Lowe's
New York, NY, Aug. 14, 2009--FBR Capital Markets has upgraded Home Depot, Inc. shares to Outperform from Market Perform, while downgrading Lowe's Companies Inc. shares to Market Perform from Outperform.
Leonardo Academy Makes Committee Appointment
Madison, WI, Aug. 14, 2009--Leonardo Academy has appointed Eric Lombardi, executive director of Eco-Cycle, one of the largest nonprofit recycling organizations in the U.S., to the SCS-002 Standards Committee Environmental Interest Category.
Industrial Output Rose in July
Washington, DC, Aug. 14, 2009--U.S. industrial output rose in July for the first time since October, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.
Kansas City Fed Paper Sees Jobless Recovery
Kansas City, MO, Aug. 13, 2009--The Federal Reserve of Kansas City has painted a bleak employment picture for the next decade in a new paper posted on its website.
Mohawk Streamlining Commercial Carpet Segment
Calhoun, GA, Aug. 13, 2009--Mohawk is realigning its commercial carpet manufacturing operations.
Fed Says Economy Moderating, Leaves Rates Alone
Washington, DC, Aug. 13, 2009--The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee said Wednesday that it will keep interest rates exceptionally low "for an extended period of time."