UK Carpet Campaign Hit The Airwaves
Kidderminster, UK, Sept. 15--The UK carpet industry will launch a £1 million TV and press campaign in a bid to fight back against 'trendy' alternative floorcoverings, according to the Birmingham Post.
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Retail Sales Rise
Washington, DC, Sept. 12--U.S. retail sales rose in August, but by less than expected given government tax relief.
Springs Latest Textile Maker To Lay Off Workers
Lancaster, SC, Sept. 12--Shortly after 9 a.m., the parking lot at the unemployment office in Lancaster is full and seats inside the building are scarce.
Wholesale Prices Up
Washington, DC, Sept. 12--Wholesale prices rose in August amid a surge in food and energy prices.
Economists Lift Second-Half Forecasts
New York, NY, Sept. 12--The U.S. economy is expected to record its strongest pace of growth during the second half of 2003 since the late 1990s.
New Technology Converts Wood Residue To Fuel
Vancouver, BC, Sept. 12--DynaMotive Energy Systems Corp., Bruks Klockner and UMA Engineering announced today that a preliminary evaluation of a waste-to-energy system capable of converting wood residue into BioOil has been completed.
Labor Department To Aid Pillowtex Workers
Washington, DC, Sept. 11--The government on Wednesday cleared the way for special aid to 5,000 former Pillowtex Corp. workers who lost their jobs when the sheet and towel maker gave in to foreign competition and shut its 16 plants in July.
Court Approves Settlement In Solutia PCB Case
St. Louis, MO, Sept. 11--Solutia Inc. has announced court approval of final agreements implementing the settlement of the Abernathy and Tolbert PCB cases against the company in Alabama. Preliminary agreement on the resolution of these cases was announced
Mortgage Delinquencies Rise
New York, NY, Sept. 11--Mortgage delinquencies rose in the second quarter, a sign that Americans are still struggling to keep up with debt payments despite recent evidence of an improving economy.
Home Depot CEO Sees No Impact From Rising Rates
Atlanta, GA, Sept. 11--Home Depot Chairman Robert Nardelli said on Wednesday the home improvement retailer has not seen an impact on its business from an increase in interest rates.