Tarkett Residential Announces Price Increases
Whitehall, PA, PA, September 27, 2005 -- Tarkett Residential has announced plans to initiate price increases on FiberFloor products as well as the company’s residential sheet vinyl products.
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Columbia Flooring Names O’Toole Business Unit Mana
Danville, VA, September 27, 2005 -- Columbia Flooring has appointed Michael O'Toole as business unit manager, Columbia brand. The compsny also announced the naming of Mark Machnicki to the post of Midwestern regional manager, Midwest territory.
Sears Names Executive to Lead Sears Essentials & S
Hoffman Estates, IL, September 26, 2005 -- Sears Holdings has named Julie Younglove- Webb, 35, to senior vice president and general manager, Sears Essentials and Sears Grand, effective immediately.
Indian Government Displeased with Progress in Chec
Allahabad, India, September 23, 2005 -- The comptroller and auditor general of India has criticized Uttar Pradesh's government for failing to put a check on child labor through effective enforcement of Child Labour (prohibition and regulation) Act.
Las Vegas Market Launches First Fridays with “The
Las Vegas, NV, September 23, 2005 -– The Design Center at World Market Center, a new resource in Las Vegas for the home and design community, will launch First Fridays at WMC beginning October 7, 2005.
LEED for Neighborhood Developments Rating System i
Washington, DC, September 23, 2005 -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) are pursuing a joint initiative to develop LEED for Neighborhood Developments (LEED-ND
J. Mish Adds Prince Street House and Home Line
Industry, CA, September 23, 2005 -- J. Mish, Inc. will now market and distribute Prince Street House and Home products under a new licensing agreement.
Illinois Governor Assists Lowe’s with Rockford Dis
Rockford, IL, September 23, 2005 -— Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced the awarding of more than $11.2 million in Opportunity Returns support for Lowe’s, which will allow the home improvement retailer to build a 1.4 million square foot R
Online Readers Most Loyal to Newspaper Web Sites
New York, NY, September 23, 2005 —- Nielsen//NetRatings, a global leader in Internet media and market research, reported today that online readers in nine out of the top 10 local markets were loyal to the city’s top newspaper Web site in July 2005.
Senate Bill Would Limit Contractors' Risk of
Washington, D.C., September 23, 2005 -— The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) applauded the “Gulf Coast Recovery Act," which will help prevent contractors responding to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters from being sued.