Growth in home sales and prices is contributing to a broader improvement in the overall economy, aided in part by current homeownership tax treatment, according to presentations at a residential real estate forum during the Realtors Midyear ...
Tags: Housing, Economy, Construction&Decoration, mortgage interest
nora systems, Inc. announces the promotion of Mike Sage to the position of vice president of sales, North America. In his new role, Sage will manage the sales efforts in the United States, Canada and Mexico, including responsibility for ...
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Franchise India - Asia’s largest integrated franchise solution company is all set to extend its hand towards fructifying the aggressive expansion plan of Chhabra 555 in nine cities of India i.e. Mumbai, Pune, Nasik, Indore, Nagpur, ...
Few flooring materials have stormed the industry ramparts like luxury vinyl tile. At home in commercial as well as residential settings, LVT is expanding options for designers and specifiers alike. For a firmer grasp on this fast-growing ...
Specialist meat packing business Hilton Food Group is benefiting from its "broad geographic reach" despite the tough economic conditions, said City analyst Pamure Gordon. Hilton's wide geographic spread is helping to mitigate the full ...
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As Intel mulls a plan to expand its contract-manufacturing operations, the company has lost ground as the world's top semiconductor company to chip suppliers benefitting from the success of mobile devices, according to a study by IC ...
Yahoo has acquired a mobile gaming company, Loki Studios, taking its total acquisitions this month to four. The company said over the weekend it welcomed Loki, Astrid, GoPollGo and MileWise to its growing mobile team. "We recently added ...
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It might be a challenging year for the toy trade, but Harrods’ Toy Kingdom is confident it is about to have one of its strongest 12 months yet. Sales have risen since the London store’s toy area underwent a multi-million pound ...
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According to the latest ‘Bi-Monthly Stainless Steel Report May 2013' issued by Germany-based service centre Damstahl, in the first two months of the current year European stainless crude steel production amounted approximately to 1.4 ...
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Huawei's CEO hasn't spoken to the press in 26 years After 26 years at the helm of Huawei, the company's CEO and Founder Mr. Ren Zhengfei, has given his first ever press briefing outlining Huawei's business ambitions including addressing ...
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For its fiscal third-quarter 2013 (to end-March), LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported record revenue of $348.9m, up 1% on last quarter and up 23% on $284.8m a year ago (and at the high end of the ...
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Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) announces its fourth consecutive pan-African Cape Town to Cairo road show; visiting 18 cities across 17 countries between 14th May and 23rd September 2013. The road show is instrumental in ...
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Andreas Mueller, president/CEO of the North American division of rubber flooring manufacturer nora, has taken on a greater role in the company as managing director of nora systems GmbH. Mueller spoke with Floor Trendsabout his expanded ...
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Below-normal temperatures and the 10th largest March snow coverage on record sent IBD sales into a deep freeze compared with an unusually warm and record-setting March last year, according to March retail sell-through data from Leisure ...
Unity Opto posted consolidated revenues of NT$695 million (US$23.4 million) for April, increasing by 6.85% on month and by 41.8% on year. The growth was due to increasing sales of LED TVs and shipments of LED lighting fixtures, according to ...
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