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FieldTurf Wins Contract For Historic Fawcett Stadi

Dalton, GA, June 23--Historic Fawcett Stadium in Canton, OH, home of the NFL's annual Hall of Fame Game, will install FieldTurf in time for this year's August 9 matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Washington Redskins.

Armstrong In Dispute With Texas Turf Firm

Lancaster, PA, Dec. 2--Armstrong is asking U.S. Bankruptcy Court to order SRI Sports to substantiate a claim that Armstrong owes it $10 million in damages, according to the Lancaster New Era.

DuPont To Shift Some Facilities To Asia

Wilmington, DE, Dec. 1--DuPont Co. said Monday it would accelerate the shift of facilities and staff to such emerging markets as Asia and Eastern Europe to be closer to a fast-growing customer base in those regions.

Popularity Of 'Green' Buildings Rises

Baltimore, MD, Dec. 1--Years of trying to get developers to build "green" has convinced the environmentally conscious of the limitations of selling people on saving the world.

New Home Sales Down More Than Expected

Washington, DC, Nov. 26--Sales of new homes posted a larger-than-expected slide in October, a Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday in another sign the once-torrid U.S. housing market is easing a bit.

Fed Sees Strength In Economy

Washington, DC, Nov. 27--The economy continued to steam ahead in October, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its most optimistic assessment of business conditions since before the 2001 recession.

Tom Durkan Dead At 78

Dalton, GA, Nov. 27--Thomas R. Durkan, the founder of Durkan Patterned Carpets who was credited with creating a lucrative niche market for upscale printed carpet in the commercial carpet industry, died at his Dalton, GA home on November 25.