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Washington, DC, January 19, 2006 – The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) today cautioned the Environmental Protection Agency against imposing stringent, new air quality regulations that could impose significant burdens on U.S. manufacturers.
LaGrange, GA, January 19, 2006--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Interface Flooring Systems is the recipient of the Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) "Energy Partner of the Year" award.
Fort Worth, TX, January 19, 2006--D.R. Horton Inc., the largest U.S. home builder, said on Thursday that first-quarter profit rose a better-than-expected 29 percent, as sales rose in every region but the Southwest.
New York, NY, January 19, 2006--The International Council of Shopping Centers said that, for the week ending Jan. 14, retail chain stores sales fell 1.4 percent.
Wielsbeke, Belgium, January 18, 2005--Unilin announced that on January 16, 2006, the court of Hamburg issued summary injunctions against five Chinese flooring companies
Dalton, GA, January 19, 2006--Faus Group, Inc., announced that it has signed an agreement with Onthank Co., to begin distribution of the Fausfloor laminate flooring program in February 2006.
Birmingham, England, January 19, 2006-- Floors 2 Go, the UK's largest specialist retailer of laminate and wooden flooring, announced that Alan Smith, 60, currently chairman of Robert Dyas, will be joining the board immediately, as Chairman.
State College, PA, January 19, 2006--NanoHorizons, Inc. announced new additives for urethane and nylon, adding new nanoscale materials to its existing SmartSilver(TM) line of permanent anti-odor/antimicrobial additives for polyester and 100% cotton.
New York, NY, January 19, 2006--Nielsen//NetRatings reported that Web surfers often use search engines to navigate their way to common Web sites rather than typing the Web site’s URL directly into the address bar.
San Antonio, TX, January 19, 2006--Vitromex USA has named Ken Davis to the post of regional sales manager for the southeast region.