Paper Industry Gets Grant for Waste to Flooring St
Washington, DC, June 21--Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) has secured $250,000 for the Wisconsin Business Innovation Corporation for paper industry byproduct waste reduction research.
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Goodfellow Reports 3Q Results
Delson, Quebec, June 21--Goodfellow Inc. announced today its sales and net income for third quarter ending May 31, 2005.
Chain Store Sales Up Last Week
New York, NY, June 21--Chain store retail sales rose 0.1 percent in the week ended June 18, compared with a 0.6 percent rise the previous week, the International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS said in a joint report.
Nature Inspires New Product from Nora Rubber Floor
Lawrence, MA, June 21--Freudenberg Building Systems, Inc., manufacturer of nora rubber flooring, is pleased to introduce noraplan fossil, a new high performance product line that is inspired by nature.
Bolick Added to Domco Distributor Network
Farnham, Quebec, June 21--Bolick Distributors, Baton Rouge, La., has been added to the Domco distributor network.
HGTV Leads Home and Garden Websites in April Visit
New York, NY, June 21--Spring brought double-digit increases in visits to four home and garden web sites in April, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. HGTV experienced the largest increase, with visits climbing 39% to 3.9 million from 2.8 million a year earl
Bentley Prince Street Pledges All Products Carbon
Los Angeles, CA, June 21--Bentley Prince Street has declared its goal to make all its products "climate neutral," with net zero GHG emissions, by 2010, according to GreenBiz.com.
Omnova Solutions 2Q Earnings Up
Fairlawn, OH, June 21--Omnova Solutions Inc. said its second quarter earnings shot up to $3.6 million, or 9 cents per share, from $300,000, or a penny per share, last year.
New Jersey Legislators Seek Sales Tax on Carpet In
Trenton, NJ, June 21—-Senate Democrats in New Jersey are pushing a $175 million expansion of New Jersey's 6 percent sales tax to include everything from carpet installations to gym memberships and Internet downloads, according to the Express-Times.
US Manufacturers Predict Gains from CAFTA
New York, NY, June 21--U.S. manufacturers expect higher exports from the passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA, while critics say the pact is nothing more than another way for multinational companies to ship U.S. jobs to other cou