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Washington, D.C., June 22--The Home Depot Foundation has named the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a recipient of a $375,000 grant to help with the development of the LEED for Homes (LEED-H) Rating System.
Shanghai, China, June 21--Home Depot is seeking to buy a stake in its Chinese counterpart for up to $500 million, according to China Business News. The newspaper reported that Home Depot is in talks with Orient Group to take a stake in its unit Orient Hom
Washington, Dc, June 21--Homebuilders have been taking steps to curb speculative home buying by investors in the nation’s hottest housing markets, according to a series of surveys conducted by the National Association of Home Builders.
Tampa, FL, June 20, 2005 – Total home improvement product sales reached $271 billion in 2004, the highest on record since the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) began tracking this data in 1984. Spending increased 12.6 percent from 2003 levels.
Crossville, TN, June 17--If Tennessee ever decided to pick a tile capital, there's a good chance it would be here. With the official opening of StonePeak Ceramics' new 628,000-square-foot factory, Crossville is now home to three of the state's
Livermore, CA, June 17--Windsor Flooring Ltd. in Livermore, CA and Las Vegas, NV has been created by Rick Elfman, who has been in the industry for 28 years.
Helsinki, Finland, June 15--Dynea and Shaw have signed a letter of intent for Shaw to acquire all of the assets of Dynea’s Welcome, North Carolina paper overlays plant for an undisclosed cash consideration.
Chicago, IL, June 16--Large crowds and a sense that people browsed displays of the latest chairs, carpets, walls and desktop devices with specific projects in mind brightened the mood at an office furniture trade show that ended on Wednesday.
New York, NY, June 15--Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC has announced the closing of the final divestiture of The Invironmentalists' commercial flooring division, the nation's largest commercial flooring sales, installation, and maintenance company.
Atlanta, GA, June 14--A federal appeals court has denied efforts by carpet and flooring giant Mohawk Industries to kill a racketeering class action. The suit claims the Calhoun, Ga., company recruited and employed illegal aliens in order to depress wages