Durable Goods Orders Up 3.3%
Washington, DC, September 28, 2005--Orders for durable goods increased 3.3% in August, according to a Commerce Department report.
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Correction: BASF Price Increases
Charlotte, NC, September 28, 2005 -- Effective October 15, 2005, or as contracts allow, BASF will raise prices in North America on all carboxylated styrene-butadiene latex products supplied to the carpet industry by $0.06 per dry pound.
Tarkett Dealers Win In-Store Appearance of "Tradin
Houston, TX, September 29, 2005--Three lucky dealers recently won an all-day appearance by Frank Bielec, one of the top designers on TLC's hit show "Trading Spaces."
Consumer Confidence Falls To Lowest Level In Nearl
New York, September 27, 2005 -- The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index, which had rebounded in August, plummeted in September.
Chain Store Sales Inch Up Last Week
New York, NY, September 27, 2005 -- The International Council of Shopping Centers said Tuesday that retail chain store sales for the week ending September 24 were up 0.1 percent.
Carpet Design Awards Launched at Domotex
Hannover, Germany, September 27, 2005—Domotex organizer Deutsche Messe AG (DMAG) has partnered with the magazines HALI and Modern Carpets + Textiles (MCT) to launch at Domotex Hannover 2006 the Carpet Design Awards (CDA), a new competition for hand-made c
Carpet One Launches 2005 Campaign to Support Breas
Manchester, NH, September 27, 2005 -- In the fall of 2004, Carpet One developed an extraordinary community relations campaign to support breast cancer research and awareness through the American Cancer Society and the Canadian Cancer Society.
Austrian Firm Agrees to Pay Armstrong $7M
Lancaster, PA. September 27, 2005 -- Armstrong World Industries is a $3.5 billion corporation, run by highly-educated, highly-paid executives.
Commerce Department Unveils Initiatives to Fight I
Washington, DC, September 27, 2005 -- Commerce secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez unveiled new Bush administration initiatives to fight intellectual property theft during visits with High Tech industry executives in Silicon Valley, California and movie industr
New Home Sales Drop in August
Washington, DC, September 27, 2005 -- Sales of new homes dropped sharply in August, falling by 9.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.24 million, according to the Commerce Department.