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Boca Raton, FL, June 08, 2006--Q.E.P. Co., today announced that effective June 1, 2006, the company entered into a Seventh Amendment and Waiver Agreement to its Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of November 14, 2002.
Washington, DC, June 8, 2006--Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to 302,000, well below what economists were expecting, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Ottawa, Ontario, June 8, 2006--Canadian housing starts dipped 0.5 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 216,800 units from a revised 217,900 units in April.
Adelaide, Australia, June 8,m 2006--The future of Australia's $3 billion-plus wool industry--and the carpet and rug makers who depend on it--may lie with the ugliest, least-wanted lambs.
Wall, NJ, June 7, 2006--When it rains and customers stay home rather than shop for new carpet, Kevin Ryan sometimes frets over the dip in business.
Phoenix, Ariz., May, 2006--Arizona Floor Covering Association will be honoring James M. D. Maloney, president of United Freight Service, Inc., as the “AFCA Person of the Year 2006” at the awards dinner to be held on November 10, 2006.
Los Angeles, CA, June 7, 2006--Bentley Prince Street has long operated the only laboratory accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) in its industry on the West Coast.
Washington, DC, June 7, 2006--The Senate proposal for a privately funded trust to pay asbestos injury claims is laden with uncertainty and taxpayers risk footing the bill, the former head of the Congressional Budget Office plans to tell a Senate committee
Washington, DC, June 7, 2006--Consumers took on an extra $10.6 billion in debt in April, the most in 10 months, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
Newton, IA, June 7, 2006--Hoover is looking for the checker flag with its new SteamVac All-Terrain Carpet and Hard-Floor cleaner, designed to clean the multitude of floor surfaces found in today's homes.