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Invista Restructuring Sabine River Works

Orange, TX, August 27--Fifteen jobs were cut this week at Invista Sabine River Works west of Orange as the plant goes through restructuring, according to the Orange Leader

Ainsworth Lumber Buys Potlatch OSB Assets

Vancouver, BC, August 26--Ainsworth Lumber Co. has agreed to pay $457.5 million US to buy three wood-panel manufacturing plants and a related power plant in Minnesota from Potlatch Corp., the latest acquisition for the growing Vancouver-based company

A Healthy Choice in Carpet Cleaning

San Francisco, CA, August 25--According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, one-third of the country's population suffers from allergies, asthma, sinusitis or bronchitis -- conditions that indoor pollutants greatly exacerbate, according

Existing-Home Sales Off 2.9% in July

Washington, August 24--Existing single-family home sales slipped in July but still managed the third-best pace on record, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Interstate Hotels To Manage 54 Sunstone Hotels

Arlington, VA, August 20-- Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: IHR), the nation’s largest independent hotel management company, has signed an agreement to manage 54 hotels currently owned by affiliates of Sunstone Hotel Investors.

Forbo Posts 1H Loss; Will Sell Flooring Division

Eglisau, Switzerland, August 20--Forbo Holding AG Friday swung to a first-half net loss due to value adjustment charges and it said it will dispose of its flooring unit, the company's largest division.

Korhani Sells Burlington Rug Shares

Monticello, AR, August 18 -- Yanoor Corp (d/b/a Burlington Rug Corporation) announced today that its founder and CEO, Saeid Korhani, has sold all of his stock in Yanoor Corp to Prudential Capital Partners, L.P., an investor in Yanoor Corp since 2002.

Two Industry Vets Buy Montana Dealership

Billings, MT, August 18--Two longtime professionals in the carpet business have purchased NorthWest Floors at Marketplace West in Billings and plan on offering down-home service, according to the Billings, Montana Gazette.

Housing Market Index Up in August

Washington, August 16--Declining mortgage interest rates helped boost builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes this month, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

Faus Responds to Pergo Suit

Dalton, GA, August 16-- Pergo, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Faus and its parent company earlier this month in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina.