Methane Proves Smart Choice for Milliken Carpet
LaGrange, GA, October 13, 2005--Milliken Carpet's move to methane is proving to be a prescient move in an increasingly tight gas market.
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Jobless Claims Fall 2,000
Washington, D.C., October 13, 2005--Initial jobless claims remained at an elevated level last week as a result of two devastating storms in the Gulf Coast.
Energy Drives Import Prices Up in September
Washington, D.C., October 13, 2005—Import prices rose 2.3% in September, according to the Department of Labor. Prices rose to their highest level in 15 years, as costs of natural gas and oil continued to rise.
ServiceMagic Receives Web Marketing Association Aw
Golden, CO, October 13, 2005--ServiceMagic, Inc., the leading online marketing system for residential contractors and home service professionals, has been awarded the 2005 Outstanding Website WebAward by the Web Marketing Association (WMA).
Sears Names Executive to Head The Great Indoors
Hoffman Estates, IL, October 13, 2005--Sears has named Teresa Byrd, 56, to the post of senior vice president and general manager, The Great Indoors (TGI), effective immediately.
NRF Welcomes Panel's Rejection of National Sal
Washington, DC, October 12, 2005 — The National Retail Federation welcomed today’s decision by the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform to reject proposals to replace the federal income tax system with a controversial National Retail Sales Tax
AIA: Hurricane Rebuilding Likely to Take Up to Fiv
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2005--The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today issued a report aimed at providing design and construction professionals a forecast of key economic components related to the rebuilding process of the affected regions.
Mortgage Refinance Application Down
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2005--The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 7.
Retail Profits Off in 1Q
Washington, DC, October 12, 2005--After-tax profits of retail corporations with assets of $50 million and over totaled $13.0 billion in the first quarter 2005, down $3.7 billion from the preceding quarter.
NAR: Home Sales Forecast Looking Stronger
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2005--The forecast for home sales has trended up as the year progressed, fueled lately by added demand resulting from the impact of recent hurricanes, according to the National Association of Realtors.