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Chicago, IL, Nov. 7., 2008--M. Lee Marston, former CEO and chairman of the board of J.J. Haines & Co. was named the first winner of the North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lancaster, PA, Nov. 7, 2008--Armstrong World Industries has named Beth Riley vice president of corporate communications, with responsibility for internal and external corporate communication and diversity.
Tuscumbia, AL, Nov. 7, 2008--Flexco has added two people to its sales staff.
Washington, DC, Nov. 7, 2008--President-Elect Barack Obama's new administration will face some daunting housing problems as it tries to get the economy back on track.
Lancaster, PA, Nov. 7 2008--Capri Cork has moved to new corporate headquarters in Lancaster.
Calhoun, GA, Nov. 7, 2008--Mohawk Industries Inc. is delaying the filing of its quarterly report because the company is assessing how its declining stock price and deteriorating industry will impair its goodwill and other intangibles.
Atlanta, GA, Nov. 6, 2008--Invista said that over 50 colors of its Antron Lumena fiber have been certified by Scientific Certification Systems to contain a minimum of 25 percent post industrial recycled content.
Toano, VA, Nov. 6. 2008--Lumber Liquidators third quarter net income increased 47.6% to $5.5 million.
Mercerville, NJ, Nov. 6, 2008--Congoleum Corporation reported that third quarter sales fell 14% to $46.1 million, compared with sales of $53.6 million a year ago.
New York, NY, Nov. 6, 2008--The nation's retailers saw their sales fall last month to the weakest October level since at least 1969, as the financial crisis and mounting layoffs left shoppers too scared to shop.