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Tempe, AZ, October 15, 2004 — The Institute for Supply Management announced the debut of several new online courses. Offered in ISM's online Knowledge Center, the courses provide education alternatives that are easy, convenient and cost-effective.
Dalton, GA, October 13—Durkan Patterned Carpet has developed ColorShield, a stain protection technology being incorporated into the company’s full line of print carpets.
Dalton, GA, October 5--More than 30 years ago, Mohawk created the floor covering industry’s first co-branding store program with its introduction of Mohawk ColorCenter.
Kabul, Afghanistan, October 4--Whoever wins Afghanistan's presidential election this week, the lives of Najiya, and Zakir Hussain, aged nine and 10 respectively, aren't going to change much.
Issaquah, WA, October 1-- Costco's fourth-quarter sales rang up below Wall Street's expectations, but analysts aren't too concerned about a major hit to earnings.
Washington, DC, September 30--Personal income rose 0.4% in August, according to a Commerce Department reported issued Thursday. It was the largest increase since May.
Dalton, GA, September 29--James (Jim) Shanahan has been appointed regional sales manager, Atlantic Region, by FieldTurf. Shanahan will be based in Philadelphia.
Atlanta, GA, September 28--Caraustar Industries announced that it will raise prices on all paper tube and core product lines by a minimum of five percent.
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."
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.