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Dalton, GA, October 4, 2016—Effective January 1, 2017, all carpet sold and/or shipped in California is required to be assessed at $0.25 per square yard at the point of sale. This is an increase from the current $0.20 per square yard.
Remscheid, DE, October 4, 2016—January 1, 2017 brings change to the management of the development division within the Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment; Dr. Klaus Schäfer is retiring from the company as planned.
Lancaster, PA, October 4, 2016—Armstrong Flooring has announced the appointment of Michael W. Malone to its board of directors, effective October 1, 2016.
Dalton, GA, October 4, 2016—Foss Manufacturing—a New Hampshire-based company with facilities in Calhoun and Rome, Georgia—has purchased Beaulieu America's needlepunch fabrics plant in Murray County, Georgia, according to the Dalton Daily Citizen-News.
Boston, MA, October 4, 2016—Mohawk Flooring has been announced as the winner of the third annual Aligned Awards at Promoboxx’s Aligned Conference for its Love Your Floor Sale campaign.
New York, NY, October 3, 2016—ED Ellen DeGeneres has announced the launch of a collection with Loloi Rugs in addition to collections with Thomasville Furniture and Royal Doulton.
Norwalk, CT, October 4, 2016—Metroflor/Halstead’s chief sustainability officer Rochelle Routman will lead a panel during the GreenBuild Conference and Expo called E13 The Path to Red List Free: Product Ingredient Transparency”.
Arlington, VA, October 4, 2016—Construction spending held steady in August compared to July but is up nearly 5% for the first eight months of the year compared to same period in 2015, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of Ameri
Ann Arbor, MI, October 3, 2016—Consumer sentiment edged upward in September to 91.2, according to the final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Bordeaux, FR, October 4, 2016—Tom Sullivan, founder of Lumber Liquidators, has purchased a Bordeaux château and is in negotiations to acquire four others, according to Wine Spectator.