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Foresbec Opens New Hardwood Plant

St. Eugene, Quebec, June 7, 2006--Foresbec, Inc., a leader in hardwood lumber manufacturing and distribution with sales in more than 45 countries worldwide, celebrated the opening of its new ForesFloor facility yesterday with an official “board-cutting”

IICRC Mold Standard Available for Peer Review

Vancouver, WA, June 12, 2006--The Institute for Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) recently announced that the IICRC S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation will be available for IICRC Peer Review in lat

Seelaus to Leave CRI

Dalton, GA, June 12, 2006--Joan Seelaus, CRI’s director of communications for the past three years, has accepted a new position in the marketing/online services department in the single-family business division of Fannie Mae.

Congoleum to Continue Listing on Amex

Mercerville, NJ, June 12, 2006--Congoleum said its shares will continue to trade on the American Stock Exchange based upon a plan the company submitted to the Amex.

Cushion Plant Explosion Fatal for Worker

Trinity, NC, June 12, 2006--A maintenance worker who was badly burned in an explosion at a Future Foam manufacturing facility has died of his injuries, two weeks after the blast.

Top 4 Percent Of Searches make Up 50% Of All Searc

San Diego, CA, June 12, 2006--WebSideStory, Inc., today announced the results of a new study that suggests marketers can significantly improve their web site search results by focusing on the ‘popular top’ – those few hundred unique search terms that comp

Homebuilder Toll Sees a Turnaround

Horsham, PA, June 9, 2006--The slowdown in the housing market is being driven by growing inventories of homes from overbuilding and by speculators leaving the market, Toll Brothers chief executive Robert Toll said Thursday.

May Import Prices Up

Washington, DC, June 9, 2006--The price of goods imported into the U.S. rose 1.6% in May as the price of imported petroleum climbed for a third month, the Labor Department said Friday.