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Washington, DC, July 8, 2008 - Less than five months after its introduction, nearly 800 builders, remodelers and other industry professionals have earned the Certified Green Professional designation from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
New York, NY, July 9, 2008--Shares of home builder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. gained more than 20 percent Tuesday after the company's chairman reported in a regulatory filing that he recently bought 220,000 shares of common stock.
Dalton, GA, July 7, 2008- Shaw said that the company will host the Shaw Flooring Alliance 2009 convention, named “Retail Revolution”, at The Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla. Jan. 11-14.
Atlanta, GA, July 7, 2008 – The Gerflor Group said it acquired Architectural Floor Systems of Chicago in June.
Washington, DC, July 8, 2008--U.S. wholesale inventories rose 0.8 percent month-over-month in May, according to a report released Tuesday by the Department of Commerce.
Dalton, GA, July 7, 2008--A Dow Chemical Co. plant in Dalton started using landfill methane gas to manufacture carpet latex this month.
Dalton, GA, July 7, 2008--Shaw Hospitality Group is teaming with the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York to find unique hospitality carpet designs from some of the school’s brightest, up-and-coming design students.
Dalton, GA, July 3, 2008--Mohawk filed an SEC 8-K announcing that Frans De Cock will retire as president of Unilin on Dec. 31.
Fairlawn, OH, July 7, 2008--Omnova Solutions will increase prices $0.08 per dry pound on styrene butadiene latex for carpet and related markets, effective July 14.
Spartanburg, SC, July 7, 2008 – Milliken & Company is raising prices up to 15 percent for all of its products and services effective immediately.