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Washington, DC, August 10--Inbound container traffic is up at the nation’s major ports, but congestion that plagued the docks last year does not appear to have returned, according to the National Retail Federation’s new monthly Port Tracker report.
Washington, DC, August 10--The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has filed an application with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to become an ANSI accredited national standards developer.
LaGrange, GA, August 10--The City of LaGrange, Georgia will launch an innovative program harvesting gas from the community landfill in September.
Cincinnati, OH, August 10--Federated Department Stores said its earnings nearly doubled in its second quarter, and the company sees sales growth picking up in the second half of the year.
Moscow, Russia, August 10--Foreign investors have found a new free niche on the Russian building materials market: Laminate manufacturing, according to RIA Novosti.
New York, NY, August 10--Applications for home mortgages fell last week, its third consecutive drop, as refinancing activity waned and interest rates reached four-month highs, industry group figures showed on Wednesday.
St. Louis, MO, August 9--May Department Stores reported second quarter earnings that fell by nearly half from the year before, hurt by expenses from its planned merger with Federated Department Stores.
Washington, DC, August 9--Wholesalers inventories were up 0.7 percent in June, while wholesale sales rose 0.6 percent, according to the Commerce Department.
Houston, Texas, August 9--Tarkett Commercial is one of the first flooring manufacturers to be awarded FloorScore certification for all its commercial products throughout North America and Europe.
Lahore, Pakistan, August 9--Pakistan's carpet exports could surpass the US$1 billion mark with the introduction of a strategic plan that covers the entire industry.