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San Francisco, CA, May 24, 2006--Upscale home-decor retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. on Wednesday said quarterly profit fell, after charges related to closing its Hold Everything storage-goods stores and stock option expenses.
Washington, DC, 24, 2006--Employers would face fines as high as $20,000 for hiring undocumented workers and have to screen all new hires as part of legislation that would grant legal status to millions of illegal immigrants.
Washington, DC, May 24, 2006--The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Board of Directors announced today that it has directed the USGBC's LEED Steering Committee to address two proposed changes to LEED's wood and bio-based ratings.
Washington, DC, May 24, 2006--Durable goods orders fell 4.8% in April, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
Lancaster, PA, May 24, 2006--Armstrong World Industries, in a two-year dispute over the size the payouts of its bankruptcy restructuring plan, is set to return to Philadelphia federal court today, with the company again squaring off against its unsecured
Bergamo, Italy, May 24, 2006--Tessiture Pietro Radici is contributing its expertise to the training course “Design and maintenance of artificial grass turf,” organized by CONI Servizi.
New York, NY, May 23, 2006--Chain store sales eased in the latest week as shoppers lacked a strong catalyst for spending, according to a report on Tuesday.
London, England, May 23, 2006--According to a new survey, Scots are Britain’s noisiest neighbours. The survey said that one in 10 is regularly driven to distraction by banging and crashing next door, and that uncarpeted flooring may be the reason.
London, England, May 23, 2006--Topps Tiles said on Tuesday that first-half like-for-like revenue fell 4 percent as pretax profit dropped 6.7 percent.
Piscataway, NJ, May 23, 2006--According to an announcement from American Standard Companies, John Rietveldt has been named vice president and general manager of the company’s Bath and Kitchen business in Europe, which is based in Brussels, Belgium. He wil