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Dallas, TX, Mar. 26--According to the Surfaces 2004 post-show survey results, 88% of Surfaces 2004 attendees came to the show specifically to see new products, while 81% attended to see the latest industry trends.
New York, NY, Mar. 25--The Conference Board's Help Wanted Advertising Index--a key barometer of America's job market--increased one point in February.
Chicago, IL, Mar. 26--Corn carpeting, wheat cabinets and sugar cane and sesame seed tables are some of the ingredients in what could be a recipe for success in the eco-friendly home furnishings market, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Orlando, FL, Mar. 25--Coverings exhibitors have donated 135 pallets and 16 crates of tile to Tile Partners for Humanity.
Birmingham, AL, Mar. 25--The plaintiffs in a $300 million settlement over PCB contamination in Anniston will receive an average of $7,725 apiece, while their attorneys will get millions each _ including $29 million to the firm of California celebrity lawy
Spartanburg, SC, Mar. 25--The U.S. textile industry may be down, but nowhere near out, at least for companies like Milliken & Co, according to the Greenville News.
Kennesaw, GA, Mar. 25--Witex Flooring's Witex Spring Fling 2004 for retailers is a spring selling incentive that the company is running on the sale of laminate and hardwood products from both the Witex and Laura Ashley branded flooring lines.
Washington, D.C., Mar. 25--Spending by consumers and businesses rose a little more in the fourth quarter than earlier estimated, but the government left unchanged its reading on economic growth for the period.
New York, NY, Mar. 25--After months of prodding from shareholder activists, General Electric Co. and Home Depot Inc. appear to have quietly addressed their Kenneth Langone-related problems.
Alexandria, VA, Mar. 24-- Coverings, the leading showcase for ceramic tile and natural stone floor coverings, announced that Studio Gang Architects LTD has won the $10,000 Grand Prize in the 2004 PRISM Stone in Architecture Awards.