Chain Store Sales Growth Slows
New York, NY, June 22--Sales growth at U.S. chain stores has slowed as Father's Day failed to inspire shoppers as it once did, a report said on Tuesday.
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Florida Tile Plant to Expand
Calhoun, GA, June 21--The Florida Tile Industries plant in Shannon, Georgia is expanding its operations and adding 75 jobs, according to the Calhoun, Georgia Times.
Home Depot Directors Spending Time in the Trenches
Huntsville, TX, June 21--"Where the heck are the toilets?" Greg Brenneman mutters to himself, wandering the aisles of a Home Depot here. Finding them, he pauses in front of a high display and lifts the heavy ceramic lid from a toilet tank above him, his f
Health-Care Firms Push to Heal Their Buildings
Chicago, IL, June 21--In 2002, Kaiser Permanente, the country's largest non-profit health-care system, issued an unusual mandate to a longtime supplier: Create a quality carpet without the controversial chemical polyvinyl chloride, or forget about win
U.S. Imposes Duties on Chinese Furniture
Washington, DC, June 19--The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging to nearly 200 percent on $1.2 billion of wooden bedroom furniture imported from China, but said most Chinese companies would escape the high
Asbestos-plagued Shares Rise on Revived Fund Talk
Washington, DC, June 21-- Shares of two companies battling asbestos lawsuits climbed on Friday on hopes that lawmakers are reviving legislation to create a national trust fund for asbestos liabilities.
Unilin to Start Work on $80M Plant
Thomasville, NC, June 18--Unilin Flooring, the maker of Quick-Step laminate flooring, is set to begin work on its $80 million manufacturing plant in Thomasville.
Home Depot Scouts Data-Center Sites
Atlanta, GA, June 18--Home Depot plans to open a new data center with 500 workers as part of a plan to expand its information technology operations, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
U.S. Hardwood Exports to China Growing
Bejing, China, June 18--China's imports of US hardwood have been experiencing rapid growth thanks to the country's protection of forest reserves and fast-expanding furniture and interior decoration market, according to Asia Intelligence Wire.
Sun Valley Opens Recycling Plant in Tennessee.
Delray Beach, FL, June 18-- Recycler Sun Valley Worldwide Inc. has commissioned a plant to reprocess bags, carpet and other plastic materials.