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HERO Appoints New Execs

HERO (I.C.T.C. Holdings Corporation) appointed Terry Newton as Sr. VP Global Sales – Key Accounts. Newton has been involved in the delivery of custom color, most recently with X-Rite as Vice-President, Sales & Business Development, and Carlos de Melo to …

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Nail Polish and Ace Together at Last

Ace and OPI have teamed up for a first-ever relationship of its kind. No, we’re not talking about outdoor power equipment, we’re talking about OPI, the premier professional nail lacquer brand. Ace and OPI have teamed up to bring OPI’s most popular …

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Economic Concerns Slow Home Purchases

A combination of rising home prices, higher mortgage rates and general economic concerns seem to be restraining Americans from taking part in the spring and summer home-buying season. In May, 68% of Americans thought it was a good time to …

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Housing Activity in Some Areas Getting Back to Normal

Nationwide, 56 of 350 metro markets returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity in June, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ First American Leading Markets Index. Year over year, this represents a …

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Wal-Mart and Amazon Continue to Make Changes

To say that Wal-Mart and Amazon have created a one-two power punch that fundamentally has reshaped the retail industry is part understatement and part duh. Wal-Mart has become the dominant bricks-and-mortar player, while Amazon is king online. Each has critics …

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FHA’s New Plan Means More Credit Available to Borrowers

The Federal Housing Agency is taking steps to expand access to mortgage credit for underserved borrowers. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan told a gathering of the National Association on Realtors May 13 that lending to potential …

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May Job Creation Marks Best 4-month Stretch Since Late 90s

May marks one of the best four-month stretches of job creation since the late 1990s, renewing optimism about the five-year-long recovery. According to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, non-farm employment advanced a seasonally adjusted 217,000 in May, …

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Retail Imports Spike as Contract Deadline Approaches

Import volume at major U.S. container ports is expected to increase 7.5 percent in June as retailers bring unusually high quantities of merchandise into the country early to avoid any potential disruptions after the labor contract with West Coast dockworkers …

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