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Richmond, VA, March 28, 2007--CarMax, Inc. said that its home office in Richmond, Virginia has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Washngton, DC, March 28, 2007--Consumers want their remodeling projects green and remodelers already answer the call, according to recent research by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodelers.
Washington, DC, March 28, 2007--Orders for durable goods climbed 2.5% in February as defense and non-defense aircraft orders bounced back following big declines to start off the year.
Atlanta, GA, March 28, 2007--Beazer Homes USA, the sixth-largest U.S. homebuilder, on Wednesday said it is cooperating with federal prosecutors in a probe relating to its mortgage business.
Trelleborg, Sweden, March 28, 2007--Pergo today said its annual general meeting is to be held on April 27, 2007 at 13.00 CET, in the Stockholm Hall, World Trade Center, Kungsbron 1, Stockholm, Sweden.
High Point, NC, March 28, 2007--Hooker Furniture said it expects earnings to improve over the next year -- even if furniture sales are flat -- largely from cost cuts, its chairman and chief executive said.
London, England, March 28, 2007--Topps Tiles PLC., the UK's largest tile and wood flooring specialist, said it expects its first-half pretax profit to be about 18.3 mln stg against 20.3 mln a year ago.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 28, 2007--Strategic Marketing & Exhibitions, organizers of the Dubai Woodshow 2007 have deemed the event a success. The three-day show totaled USD 50 million in deals closed.
Dalton, GA, March 27, 2007--Shaw Contract Group will donate 1% of sales on its Colour of Life Collection to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Calhoun, GA, March 27, 2007--Faus Group, said today that it had granted to ChinaFloors Timbers Co. Ltd. a patent license on the Embossed-In-Register and JointGuard/ bevel edge technologies.