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New York, NY, March 20, 2006--The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.2 percent, the coincident index increased 0.3 percent and the lagging index increased 0.1 percent in February.
Scottsdale, AZ, March 20, 2006--Mick Dalrymple and Jeffery Frost are trying to take environmentally safe building mainstream with the launch of their store in South Scottsdale and an upcoming PBS series.
Washington, DC, March 20, 2006--The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), will present its “Ten Principles for Sustainable Development” in New Orleans at a luncheon Monday, March 20, at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.
Washington, DC, March 20, 2006--The American Society of Interior Designers yesterday announced its 2005 Class of Fellows at their Conference on Design in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dalton, GA, March 20, 2006--Mohawk's springtime promotion, called "Mohawk Rewards Plus” is heating up for a spring campaign.
Thomasville, North Carolina, March 9, 2006--To help further the exposure and success of Quick-Step glueless laminate floors in the specialty retail market, Tim Tipton has taken the position as National Buying Group Sales Manager.
Wellington, New Zealand, March 20--Troubled carpet maker Feltex has been abandoned by a potential white knight, with rival Godfrey Hirst announcing today it has almost halved its stake in the New Zealand company.
J. J. Haines & Company, Inc., the second largest full line distributor of floor covering in the U.S., announced that Bruce A. Zwicker has been promoted to the position of President and CEO.
Ann Arbor, MI, March 17, 2006--Consumer sentiment held steady in March, according to researchers at the University of Michigan.
Washington, DC, March 17, 2006--The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties was 4.70 percent at the end of the fourth quarter, up from 4.38 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004 and 4.44 percent in the third quarter