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Washington, DC, December 4, 2006--Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers' loan originations in the third quarter were 6 percent lower than during the same quarter last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
Washington, DC, December 1, 2006--InformeDesign recently released a new issue of Implications, a monthly newsletter on design and human behavior, that looks at the emerging field of practice-based design research.
Kennesaw, GA, November 30, 2006--Robina Floors has signed a distribution agreement with NGF Distributors for all of Georgia, parts of North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and North Florida.
Washington, DC, November 30, 2006--A Democratic senator asked the Bush administration to investigate Chinese logging practices that he said have hurt U.S. producers of hardwood used in furniture.
New York, NY, November 30, 2006--Moody's Investors Service changed the rating outlook of ServiceMaster Co. to negative from stable after the company said it might put itself up for sale.
Washington, DC, November 30, 2006--The number of workers applying for first-time claims for state unemployment benefits rose by 34,000 to 357,000 for the week ending Nov. 25, according to the Labor Department.
Las Vegas, NV, November 29, 2006--John Harrison and Sheri Makransky have joined World Market Center as leasing managers and Kathy Kroger has joined the Las Vegas Design Center at World Market Center as a leasing manager.
Hoffman Estates, IL, November 29, 2006--Sears Holdings Corp. said Tuesday it acquired a total of 17.8 million common shares of Sears Canada.
Onda, Spain, November 28, 2006-- Winners of the fifth annual Tile of Spain Architecture and Interior Design Awards have been named.
St. Paul, MN, November 27, 2006--H.B. Fuller said it has signed a separation agreement on Nov. 20 with Al Stroucken, its chairman, president and chief executive officer, related to his previously announced resignation.