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Keith R. McLoughlin has been appointed the new president of Electrolux Home Products (EHP) North America, the Electrolux Group's business sector for white goods in North America.

Manufacturing activity grew for a fourth straight month in February, the Institute for Supply Management reported.

Burlington Industries Inc. said that Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. had terminated its Feb. 11, 2003 agreement to acquire Burlington.

Home Solutions by FloorExpo, a network of builder dealers, has added Rite Rug and Arlun Floor Coverings & Design Center to the FloorExpo membership.

Spending on new construction surged by 1.7 percent in January to a record level, the Commerce Department announced.

Gregory Schad, technical director for TEC Specialty Products, has been named the United States voting representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 189 Working Group 6.

The economy grew at a 1.4 percent rate in the final quarter of last year -- twice as fast as the government first estimated.

January orders for durable goods posted the biggest monthly jump since July, the Commerce Department reported recently.

Purchases of new homes dipped to their lowest level in a year in January, the Commerce Department reported recently.

EDCO recently launched edcoinc.com, the company's new site featuring product information on EDCO's full-line of Surface Preparation and Professional Sawing Equipment.