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Las Cruces, NM, August 23--The story of Casa Mexicana Tile begins in the fields. A native of Mexico, Isidro Peña was five when he began as a laborer in the agricultural world. Sixty-two years later he celebrates his 25th year as a businessman in his adopt
Mexico City, August 24--Hanley-Wood said its first World of Concrete Mexico, which was held earlier this month drew more than 5,700 attendees and about 200 exhibitors.
New York, August 23-- If there were any doubts that we're still living in the era of the stay-at-home economy, the rows of empty seats at the Athens Olympics should help erase them.
London, England, August 23-- Analysts at Pictet issue a "neutral" rating on Forbo. The target price is set to CHF250.
Thomasville, NC, August 23-- Unilin Decor NC LLC, based in Thomasville, has changed its name to Unilin Flooring NC LLC, to align with its parent company in Belgium, which changed its name to Unilin Flooring last year.
Troy, MI, August 23—Kmart said it finalized a deal to sell 18 of its stores to Home Depot Inc.for $271 million.
Troy, MI, August 23--Kmart Holding Corp.'s sale of 13 stores to The Home Depot Inc. could cost up to 1,200 Kmart employees their jobs in coming months.
Auckland, New Zealand, August 23--Cavalier Corporation has topped its forecasts with a 15 per cent jump in profit to $21 million for the June year, according to Stuff.co.nz.
Tehran, Iran, August 23--The value of Iran's hand-woven carpet exports reached $600 million last year, Commerce Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari said.
Boston, MA, August 23--A new generation of robotic vacuums is ready to do battle with dirt, dust and dog hair with more cleaning power and cunning than their ancestors could muster.