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DuPont announced recently that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has granted approval for a new generic fiber subclass in recognition of T-400, a fiber marketed under the Lycra brand by DuPont Textiles & Interiors (DTI).

National Floor Trends and Floor Covering Installer will present informative panels and seminars at the Surfaces 2003 Conference Program, in conjunction with Surfaces 2003 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Jan 29-31.

United States Gypsum Co., a subsidiary of USG Corp., has announced the opening of its new Durock brand cement board manufacturing line at the company's Baltimore, Md., plant.

Productivity grew at an annual rate of 5.1 percent, a faster pace than the government previously thought.

Vancouver-based Nuheat is officially setting up shop in the United States with new offices that will service the Midwest, Northeast and Pacific Northwest, as well as California, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Montana and the Dakotas, according to the company.

Construction spending rose 0.3 percent in October with a large gain in the construction of schools, hospitals and other non-residential buildings, the Commerce Department reported recently.

Total jobless claims dropped sharply for the second consecutive week to its lowest in nearly two years, the Labor Deparment reported recently.

Consumer spending went up 0.4 percent last month, the biggest increase in three months, the Commerce Department reported recently.

The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index, which has declined for five straight months, rebounded in November.

The economy moved ahead at a 4 percent annual rate in the summer, a stronger performance than previously thought, the Commerce Department reported today.