Textile NewsTextiles news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Polymer Group 2Q income up 91%- August 8, 2008 Polymer Group Inc. reports second-quarter net income of nearly $2.4 million, or 12 cents per diluted share, up from more than $1.2 million, or 6 cents per diluted share, a year ago.http://www.topix.net/business/textiles/2008/08/polymer-group-2q-income-up-91?fromrss=1 Milliken to acquire Thomas Industries- August 7, 2008 From Hometextilestoday.com Milliken to acquire Thomas Industries Dalton With its late-July filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, carpet manufacturer Thomas Industries, based here, has also filed to be acquired by ...http://www.topix.net/business/textiles/2008/08/milliken-to-acquire-thomas-industries?fromr... Sustainability project to see how green resident want city to be- August 7, 2008 Just how "green" do you want Franklin to be A project set to start early next month seeks to gather citizens' input and to broaden the term to encompass sustainability of the community.http://www.topix.net/business/textiles/2008/08/sustainability-project-to-see-how-green-res... Fire damages roof at Shaw plant- August 7, 2008 A Wednesday afternoon fire at a Shaw Industries distribution plant at 1627 Abutment Road in Dalton damaged part of the building's roof and sent black billows of smoke into the air that were visible for several ...http://www.topix.net/business/textiles/2008/08/fire-damages-roof-at-shaw-plant?fromrss=1 Tennessee: Dixie's sales sink in slump- August 6, 2008 The housing slump and rising costs continue to plague carpet manufacturers such as Dixie Group which on Tuesday reported an almost 9 percent drop in sales for the second quarter over a year ago.http://www.topix.net/business/textiles/2008/08/tennessee-dixies-sales-sink-in-slump?fromrs... Dixie Group profit beats Wall Street forecasts- August 6, 2008 Dixie Group , the parent company of Masland Carpets, eked out a $1.3 million profit in the second quarter, surpassing modest Wall Street expectations even as the housing bust weighed on the company's business.http://www.topix.net/business/textiles/2008/08/dixie-group-profit-beats-wall-street-foreca... Johnson Controls wins federal contracts- August 5, 2008 Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 4--Johnson Controls Inc. has won contracts valued at $100 million to cut energy use and greenhouse gas emissions and boost supplies of renewable energy at two of the federal ...http://www.topix.net/business/textiles/2008/08/johnson-controls-wins-federal-contracts?fro... Chattanooga: The Dixie Group reports lower profits, sales- August 5, 2008 The Dixie Group has reported lower quarterly profits and sales when compared to the same period a year ago.http://www.topix.net/business/textiles/2008/08/chattanooga-the-dixie-group-reports-lower-p... MAN chief wants foreign consultants sacked over N70 billion textile funds- August 5, 2008 T HE Federal Government has been urged to drop the overseas consultants employed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to manage the N70 billion revival funds for the ailing Textiles Industry in the country.http://www.topix.net/business/textiles/2008/08/man-chief-wants-foreign-consultants-sacked-... Funding is available for laid-off workers- August 4, 2008 Richard Cummings and Tom Magulski of Titan Incorporated, a custom engineering company out of Racine, speak to Mike Hanley, a former GM employee, about employment opportunities at their company while at a job ...http://www.topix.net/business/textiles/2008/08/funding-is-available-for-laid-off-workers?f... |