Hovnanian March Contracts Up 22%
Red Bank, NJ, April 5—-Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises said the value of its contracts rose sharply last month as activity swelled in the southeast and southwest portions of the country.
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Lehman Lowers Home Depot’s Earnings Estimates
New York, April 5--Lehman Brothers has lowered its first quarter, 2005 and 2006 earnings per share estimates for Home Depot.
MediaLab Adds New Feature to Interactive Floor Pla
Tampa, FL, April 5--MediaLab announced today a new feature of its Floor Plan Markup Manager that allows customers to mark the location and type of flooring on the interactive floor plan.
Quick•Step Launches New Wall Base
Thomasvill, NC, April 5--Quick•Step has developed a line of wall base to coordinate with its Quadra natural stone and ceramic laminate tiles.
Coverall Cleaning Opens Master Regional Support Ce
Boca, Raton, FL, April 5--Coverall Cleaning Concepts announced the opening of a new Coverall Master Regional Support Center in Dayton, Ohio.
Invista Releases 2005 Color Point of View
Atlanta, GA, April 4--Invista, the manufacturer of Antron carpet fiber, announced that its 2005 Color Point of View (POV) booklet is now available.
Carpet One Rolls Out Red Carpet for NCAA Final Fou
St. Louis, MO April 4—-Last week in St. Louis, hundreds of fans welcomed the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four teams to the city with banners, cheers and even a red carpet. Children from the local Boys & Girls club rolled out a special red carpet, donated
Iranian Hand-woven Carpet Exports Drop
Tehran, Iran, April 4--Hand-woven carpets worth over $471 million were exported last year (Iranian year, ending March 20, 2005), indicating a 17.7 percent drop compared to the same period last year.
S&P: Retail Sector Seeing Negative Credit Trend
New York, April 4--Credit quality in the retail sector is likely to remain negative for the rest of the year, as mergers and acquisitions and other strategic decisions companies make weigh on their ratings, Standard & Poor's said.
Mirage Launches Web-Based Design Tool
Saint-Georges, Quebec, April 4—-Mirage today announced the Mirage Dreamer, a new Web-based personal design assistant for consumers.