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St. Louis, MO, September 7--The judge supervising Solutia's bankruptcy reorganization case has approved payouts by the company to meet environmental obligations and responsibilities to residents of Anniston, AL, who were exposed to polychlorinated bip
Troy, MI, September 3-- Kmart will sell 45 of its stores to Sears for $524 million, Kmart said Thursday.
Atlanta, GA, September 2--The story is now familiar to many; the “spear in the chest” epiphany Ray Anderson experienced when he first read Paul Hawken’s “The Ecology of Commerce.”
Jihlava, Czech Republic, September 1--Kronospan is modernizing its production in the Czech Republic, investing more than CEK 2.5 B in a new chip board line, which should be commissioned in July 2005.
Bombay, India, August 30--People like to transform the ground on which they tread into the stuff of dreams, be it a sober and sophisticated marble flooring or the opulent welcome of a red-carpeted or rose petal floor, according to the Statesman Ltd.
Tehran, Iran, August 25-- A specialized website on Iranian time-honored art of carpet weaving has been launched to coincide with the opening of an international rug exhibition in Tehran, Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency reported.
IIrvine, CA, August 24-- Standard Pacific Corp. has completed its acquisition of the homebuilding operations of Kemmerly Homes. Kemmerly Homes has operated in the Tucson, Arizona market since 1993 under both the Kemmerly Homes and Miramonte Homes brands.
Corona, CA, August 24-- Home decor products cataloger Smith + Noble plans to fold its Rug Studio catalog at the end of the year, according to Catalog Age.
Rehoboth Beach, DE, August 19--Chris Cheeseman, 49, began installing carpets in 1976 in New Castle County.
Whitehall, PA, August 17--Since its relatively recent launch in April of 2004, Tarkett has been very pleased by the success of its new flagship line of resilient sheet flooring, Infinity.