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San Francisco, CA, November 17, 2005--Home-goods retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. reported third quarter earnings that rose 30% to $37.1 million, or $0.31 a share, from $28.5 million, or $0.24, in the year-earlier period.
Mooresville, NC, November 17, 2005--Lowe's has named Matthew V. Hollifield senior vice president and chief accounting officer, replacing Ken Black, who announced his plans to leave the company to pursue other career opportunities.
Washington, DC, November 17, 2005--Industrial production rose in October as output from factories, mines and utilities rose 0.9 percent, the fastest increase since May 2004, according to the Federal Reserve.
Washington, DC, November 17, 2005--ASID industry partners are enthusiastically supporting the newly revitalized ASID Foundation, Inc., by donating luxury items for the first annual auction fundraiser.
Frankenthal, Germany, November 17, 2005--According to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Tarkett, the German manufacturer of flooring, is planning to cut 43 of the 180 jobs at its site in Konz, Germany.
Dalton, GA, November 17, 2005--Edge Flooring LLC has announced the completion of a transaction with an affiliate of Hunt Special Situations Group, a middle market private equity group.
Waregem, Belgium, November 17, 2005--On November 3, 2005, the London Court of Appeal rendered a procedural judgement in the case that Unilin had initiated back in 2003 against Berry on the basis of Unilin’s second European patent (EP 1024234).
Fort Worth, TX, November 16, 2005--The nation’s largest home builder, D.R. Horton, in the fourth quarter reported earnings that rose 61 percent to $563.8 million, or $1.77 per share, compared with $349.6 million, or $1.11 per share last year.
Washington, Dc, November 16, 2005--Sales rose faster than inventories in September, leading stockpiles of goods to fall to record low levels, the Commerce Department said Wednesday
St. Louis, November 16, 2005--The International Standards and Training Alliance (INSTALL) has lost its second founding committee member in less than a month with the death of Co-Chairman Arnold F. Dickson.