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Washington, DC, June 16-- Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes edged downward this month but remained well above where it was this time last year when mortgage interest rates were at their lowest point in nearly half a century.
Hoffman Estates, Feb. 27--Taking steps to shake its heritage as a mall-based retailer, Sears, Roebuck and Co. said Thursday that revenues at its first Sears Grand store have exceeded expectations.
Southfield, MI, February 1, 2007--Bankrupt auto interiors supplier Collins & Aikman, which plans to sell off its business units, said on Wednesday that Frank Macher has resigned as president and chief executive officer.
Alexandria, VA, February 1, 2007--Coverings 2007, April 17-20, looks like is will top itself and all previous records, continuing its rule as the ultimate trade show and conference for ceramic tile and natural stone.
Washington, DC, January 31, 2007--Employment costs increased 0.8% in the fourth quarter after a 1.0% gain in the third quarter, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
Shanghai, China, January 31, 2007--Chinafloors, the leading Chinese laminate and wood flooring producer, has set up a sales office in Atlanta, GA.
Paoli, N.J., January 31, 2007--Carl G. Sempier, 75, of Malvern, retired company president and husband of a former Miss America, died at home Thursday of myelodysplasia, a bone marrow disease.
North Canton, OH, January 31, 2007--Dwindling business is prompting the closing of United States Ceramic Tile Co., a major community employer since 1913.
January 30, 2007, Troy, North Carolina--James Turner was the lucky winner of a $30,000 Capel rug gallery, said Capel's vice president of marketing Bud Young.
St. Paul MN, January 30, 2007--3M Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income jumped 58%, including a $354 million gain from selling its pharmaceutical business, the company said Tuesday.