Personal Income and Spending Up in October
Washington, DC, November 30, 2006--Consumer spending rose 0.4% in October following two lukewarm months, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
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Välinge Granted New U.S. Patent
Viken, Sweden, November 30, 2006--The US Patent Office has granted the Tongue Space Angling Loc patent, US # 7,121,059 B2, to Välinge Innovation.
Flooring Industries Grants License to Shanghai Dek
Wielsbeke, Belgium, November 29, 2006-- Flooring Industries Ltd, the intellectual property holding of the Unilin Group, has reached a settlement and a license agreement with Shanghai Dekorman Flooring Co Ltd. for the manufacture and worldwide sales of lam
InterfaceFLOR Shanghai First LEED-CI Facility in C
Atlanta, GA, November 29, 2006--InterfaceFLOR’s new facility in Shanghai has received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in the Commercial Interiors (CI) category.
Egger and Lamwood Become Partners
Toronto, OH, November 28, 2006--Lamwood Products and EGGER Retail Products signed an exclusive agreement to market EGGER’S laminate floors in Canada and the United States under the brands e motion, Feelwood and Essentia-L.
Louisiana-Pacific Shares Up on Buyout Speculation
Nashville, TN, November 28, 2006--Louisiana-Pacific Corp. shares on Tuesday leapt as much as 11% as rumors swirled that the cash-rich wood company was an acquisition target.
Application Filed for Feltex Liquidation
Auckland, New Zealand, November 27, 2006--An application has been lodged at the High Court in Auckland to liquidate the carpet-maker Feltex.
Foam Products Acquires L&P Facility in Tennessee
Calhoun, GA, November 27, 2006--Foam Products Corporation has acquired a production facility in Erwin, Tennessee from Leggett and Platt.
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Up
Washington, DC, November 22, 2006--Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose to their highest level since late October, climbing by 12,000 last week to stand at 321,000, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
Lowe's Launches First Catalog
Mooresville, NC, November 22, 2006--Home improvement retailer Lowe's has mailed its first-ever catalog.