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Orlando, FL, February 14, 2006-- Home Depot’s acquisition of the Orlando, Florida-based, Hughes Supply, the distributor of construction, repair and maintenance-related products, cleared the waiting period under U.S. antitrust law, according to Hughes.
New York, NY, February 14, 2006--Weekly chain stores sales last week slipped 0.4 percent, an industry group said Tuesday.
Cleveland, OH, February 13, 2006--Garland Floor Company today announced the sale of the firm to ICS Building Technologies Corp., a construction chemicals firm with operations in Japan, Asia Pacific and North America.
Washington, DC, February 13, 2006--Senators Lindsey Grahm (R,SC) and Byron Dorgan (D,ND) introduced a bill Thursday that would revoke the trade status that makes China eligible for low tariff rates on U.S. imports.
Dalton, GA, February 13, 2006--Ten new extractors have earned the Carpet & Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval certification, having passed stringent tests.
Lancaster, PA, February 13, 2006--Armstrong Flooring announces the launch of VapArrest Professional Moisture Retardant System.
Chattanooga, TN, February 13, 2006--U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., announced today it has reached agreements in principle to increase its ownership interest in both Arnold Transportation Services Inc., and Total Transportation of Mississippi.
Downers Grove, February 13, 2006--ServiceMaster Co., said its quarterly earnings fell sharply from a year earlier, when a tax settlement boosted results.
Federal Way, WA, February 13, 2006--Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Maracay Homes LLC.
Washington, DC, February 10, 2006--The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 3.