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Green Building to Sprout More Than $2 Billion Growth in the Construction Industry by 2011

added: 05-11-2007

After posting an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23% through 2006, the market for green, or environmentally friendly, building materials is expected to continue growing from almost $2.2 billion in 2006 to $4.7 billion in 2011, although at a slightly slower rate of 17%, according to Green Building Materials in the U.S., a new report from market research publisher SBI.

added: 05-11-2007

Consumers will spend an average of $203 on gift cards during the 2007 holiday season, up from $186 in 2006, according to Comdata Stored Value Solutions.

1 Billion New Mobile Users By 2010

added: 05-11-2007

In the next three years, 1 billion new mobile subscribers will join the current base of 2.8 billion, according to Pyramid Research's “The Next Billion: How Emerging Markets Are Shaping the Mobile Industry" report.

Spherion Employee Confidence Index Largely Unchanged in October

added: 05-11-2007

The number of U.S. workers expressing confidence in the economy and in their personal employment situation decreased slightly in October, according to a recent survey from Spherion Corporation of 2,948 working adults. The Spherion(R) Employee Confidence Index, a monthly gauge of overall worker confidence, decreased by 0.3 points to 56.4 in October, its lowest level this year.

Subscribers to Telecommunication Services Continue Growing in 2007

added: 04-11-2007

While industry consolidation has wrought major changes in the US telecommunications industry service provider segments, the wireless carriers stand out as clear winners, though all segments continue to add new subscribers, says a new report from Insight Research. The wireless companies will be adding new subscribers at a rate nearly double the overall telecommunications subscriber growth rate.

Slowing Economy Affecting Business Payments

added: 04-11-2007

While the U.S. Federal Reserve once again lowered key interest rates in an effort to stimulate the nation's economy, the effects of three major economic headwinds continue to put a drag on business conditions for manufacturers and service providers. According to analysis from leading trade credit insurer Euler Hermes ACI, the slowdown will continue well into 2008, but the chances for recovery are very good.

Business Travel Prices To Jump

added: 04-11-2007

Hotel prices in the United States are expected to jump as much as 14% in key cities in 2008, according to the American Express "Global Business Travel Forecast."

US: Online Consumers Undeterred by Rising Cell Phone Prices

added: 04-11-2007

PriceGrabber.com(R), a part of Experian, explores the portable lifestyle trends of buyers through its latest Consumer Behavior Report. Results are based on a survey of 2,535 online shoppers conducted during October.

Is Your Manager Effective?

added: 03-11-2007

Research conducted by the Kenexa Research Institute evaluated workers' (from Brazil, China, Germany, India, the United Kingdom and the United States) from views of their immediate managers and the impact they have on their intent to leave the organization.

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