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Melbourne, Australia, April 6, 2009--Style Limited said it will appeal a decision by China’s Patent Reexamination Board to invalidate the registered patent on its proprietary strand-woven bamboo flooring technology.
New York, NY, April 3, 2009-- Oil prices rose above $53 a barrel Friday, extending a rally fueled by market optimism that crude demand may rebound if the U.S. economic downturn bottoms out soon.
Alexandria, VA, April 2, 2009--Coverings will offer the widely praised “Bring Your Client to Coverings” program for the third consecutive year.
New York, NY, April 3, 2009--A report today shows that the office vacancy rate nationwide rose to 15.2% from 14.5% in the previous quarter, and likely will surpass 19.3%.
Manchester, NH, April 3, 2009-- CCA Global Partners has acquired MainStreet Business Services of St. Paul, Minn., which will become a part of CCA's BizUnite division.
Washington, DC, April 3, 2009--Across Florida and other states with high numbers of foreclosures, severe declines in real estate values are reinvigorating a group of buyers previously priced out: middle-class families with steady jobs.
Augusta, ME, April 2, 2009 --The state of Maine and the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) have signed an agreement designed to increase the recycling of carpet.
Atlanta, GA, April 2, 2009--A former product buyer at Home Depot’s corporate headquarters in Atlanta was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years of prison for his role in a floorcovering vendor kickback scheme.
Washington, DC, April 2, 2009--Orders for U.S. manufactured goods rose 1.8% in February, the first gain after six months of large declines, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
Lakeland, FL, April 2, 2009--Florida Tile and the Porcelain Tile Certification Agency said that all of Florida Tile's porcelain products are now Certified Porcelain.