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Middle Class Consumers Buy Luxury Goods by Cutting

Seattle, WA, September 27---A Kent, Wash., school-district manager spends almost $2,500 on a luxury vacation to Tahiti, complete with a skipper for her chartered catamaran -- but buys discount clothes and eats "whatever vegetable is on sale that week."

Steelcase Swings to 2Q Profit

Grand Rapids, MI, September 23--Steelcase Inc. swung back to a quarterly profit from the previous quarter, but warned that rising steel prices would hurt results going forward.

Rare Rug Theft Kicks off Hunt in Iran

Tehran, Iran, September 24--A precious and rare carpet has been stolen from the Iranian Carpet Museum in Tehran, kicking off a massive hunt, according to the Persian Journal.

Cookin' at Mannington Mills

Mannington, Township, NJ, September 20--What began as a group of Mannington Mills employees gathering to exchange their favorite recipes has blossomed into a project which will aid the agency responsible for bringing nutritious meals to the elderly and ho

Donations Sought to Replace Green Directories

Seattle, WA, Sepember 17--Environmental Home Center, a leading sustainable building supplier, today announced a plan to help the NW EcoBuilding Guild replace the 5,000 copies of The Green Pages lost in the August 11 fire.

Mohawk Bullish on Soft Fiber Technology

Dalton, GA, September 15--Mohawk thinks soft fiber will continue to grow, but to remain profitable for retailers it has be to carefully—and strategically—positioned.

H.B. Fuller Revises 2004 Guidance

St. Paul MN, September 14--H.B. Fuller Co. said that net income for the third quarter ended August 28, 2004 is expected to be $0.32 to $0.34 per share (diluted).