Chain Store Sales Up Last Week
New York, NY, December 20, 2005--Chain store sales rose solidly in the latest week as consumers appeared to come out in force doing last-minute shopping before the Christmas holiday, according to a report on Tuesday.
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Las Vegas Market Attendees Encouraged to Register
Las Vegas, NV, December 20, 2005--Registration for the January 2006 Las Vegas Market is available online, and attendees and exhibiting companies who register by January 6, 2006 will receive their badges in the mail in advance.
Koch Completes Tender for Georgia-Pacific Shares
Wichita, KS, December 20, 2005--Koch Industries Inc., said it had completed a tender offer for the outstanding shares of Georgia-Pacific Corp., with more than 89 percent of the stock tendered by the deadline.
Producer Prices Off in November
Washington, DC, December 20, 2005—Producer prices were off 0.7% in November, according to the Labor Department, for the largest monthly decline since April 2003.
Greenpeace Buys Illegally Cut Brazilian Wood, Deli
Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 20, 2005--Environmental activists parked a truckload of illegally cut Amazon hardwood in front of a police station in Brazil's largest city on Monday to demonstrate how easy it is to skirt the law.
Spanish Tile Producers Buy Gas Company
Castellón, Spain, December 20, 2005-- In Spain, a group of 24 companies representing around 50 companies, most of which are tile-producing companies from the province of Castellon, completed the acquisition of 70 per cent of small gas firm Incogas through
Builder Sentiment Cools Further In December
Washington, DC, December 20, 2005--Confidence of single-family home builders slid further this month from its summer peak, yet remained within the positive range, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HM
Asbestos Study Group Issues Statement on the CBO A
Washington, DC, December 20, 2005--The Asbestos Study Group issued the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest analysis of S. 852 (The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005).
Hungary’s Graboplast Earnings Off, Expects Growth
Budapest, Hungary December 20, 2005--Flooring company Graboplast expects to end 2005 with profits of HUF 1.1bn-1.2bn ($5.2M-$5.7M) on revenue of more than HUF 17bn ($80.8M), down from last year's profits of HUF 1.5bn ($7.1M).
Gulf Area Flooring America Retailer Finds Bittersw
Manchester, NH, December 16, 2005--When owner Terri Seibert finally reopened her Flooring America store, Acadian Carpet in Marrero, LA, she knew things were going to be the best and the worst they had ever been.