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Atlanta, GA, August 25--Interface placed 8th on the 2005 annual ranking of the Best 50 Corporate Citizens list in Canada, compiled by Corporate Knights business magazine. Interface scored the highest among the Consumer Discretionary sector.
Wellington, New Zealand, August 25--Feltex chief executive Sam Magill cut tracks from the carpetmaker four months early yesterday as it warned the tough times were likely to roll into the next quarter.
New York, NY, August 25--The Conference Board’s Help-Wanted Advertising Index – a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America – edged up in July.
Kansas City, MO, August 24--Due to the overwhelming response from previous CFI Patterned Carpet Workshops, the Woven-Patterned Carpet Workshop will provide ideal, hands-on training for commercial and residential installers.
Cleveland, OH, August 24-- The US market for carpets and rugs is projected to rise only 1.6 percent per year through 2009 to over 22 billion square feet, but will still account for 65 percent of the floor covering market.
Wiltshire, UK, August 24--UK-based Carpetright Plc has commissioned approximately 4 million pounds worth of new retail systems from leading Microsoft Business Solutions Navision Partner K3 Landsteinar.
Manchester, NH-August 24--The International Design Guild and its affiliated member showrooms are preparing to launch their annual ASID Student Design Contest.
Troy, MI, August 24--The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday filed civil charges against two former Kmart executives, accusing them of making "materially false and misleading" disclosures to shareholders before the retailer's 2002 bankruptcy
Washington, DC, August 24--Orders for durable goods dropped 4.9 percent in July, for the biggest decline since January 2004, after a 1.9 percent rise in June, according to a Commerce Department report.
Tehran, Iran, August 24--The revenue of the non-oil goods to be exported by Iran is predicted at US$53 billion over the next four years, according to Asia Pulse.