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New York, NY, Sept. 12, 2008--Consumer confidence has improved heading into fall, due partly to dips in gas prices and excitement over the presidential race, according to the Royal Bank of Canada Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household Index.
Houston, TX, Sept. 12, 2008--Koch Industries subsidiary Invista has begun to shut down temporarily three of its plants in south Texas because of hurricane Ike and told those employees not to report for work today.
Bainbrdge Island, WA, Sept. 11, 2008 – Bamboo specialist Teragren said it is raising prices for its flooring products by approximately 8.5 percent effective Oct. 1.
Irvine, CA, Sept. 12, 2008--August foreclosure filings increased 27 percent compared to the same month a year ago, a much slower pace than in previous months, according to RealtyTrac Inc.
Troy, NC, Sept. 12, 2008--Rug manufacturer and importer Capel Rugs has opened two new rug galleries that expand the company’s presence in the South and Midwest.
Washington, DC, Sept. 12, 2008--About 2,000 JLA Home zebra rugs sold at JC Penney stores are being recalled because they do not meet the federal flammability standard for small rugs and do not have the required flammability warning label.
New York, NY, Sept. 12, 2008--International social justice nonprofit RugMark USA and its industry partners are preparing to launch the Faces of Freedom photo exhibition.
Washington, DC, Sept. 12, 2008--Four Democratic senators urged the mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Thursday to temporarily freeze foreclosures on loans they hold.
Rochester, NY, Sept. 12, 2008--The Applied Coatings Group has entered into a new distribution partnership with CapcoTile and Stone in Colorado and Nevada.
City of Inustry, CA, Sept. 10, 2008--For the second year in a row, California carpet manufacturer Bentley Prince Street has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles in 2008 by the Los Angeles Business Journal.