November new house sales rise 11.3 percent in rebound
Government reported November new single family home sales at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 403000, the second straight monthly gain above 10 percent. Despite the rise, the figure remains about 28 percent below the year-ago pace, with economists citing easing interest rates and upbeat signs for the housing sector.
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Firms rush to market new brands Light wine packs heavy sales punches
NEW YORK The tennis playing couple lay down their racquets and pick up a bottle. The TV commercial touts Taylor California Cellars Light Chablis as a low calorie, low alcohol wine sweeping the market. Industry estimates foresee 20 million dollars in 1981 sales and 10 to 15 percent of total wine sales by decade's end, as brands like Los Hermanos Light and Masson Light roll out in test markets and ads flood networks.
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Local paint firm opens north of Lawrence expands
Midwest Paint Distributors Ltd. opens a warehouse and retail outlet north of Lawrence forming a high volume low overhead outlet aimed at contractors and do it yourselfers. In five years they plan five more outlets along with the Lawrence site and central warehouse. They sell paints and rent painting equipment.
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