Today's Flooring News

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Mohawk Implements Telecom Infrastructure That Comb

Atlanta, GA, October 06, 2005-- AT&T has implemented an advanced networking solution for Mohawk Industries Inc. that converges voice and data services onto a single circuit, offering expanded capabilities while reducing costs.

Foam Shortage Hits Furniture Makers

New York, NY, October 6, 2005--The nation's furniture makers, already hurt by sluggish retail sales this year, now must contend with a supply shortage that might slow deliveries and dent profits.

Former Owners of Ohio Flooring Retailer Face Tax C

Columbus, OH, October 6, 2005--A federal grand jury in Columbus handed up a seven-count indictment Wednesday alleging tax evasion, conspiracy to commit tax fraud and filing false income tax returns against the company's former owners and their associa

StonePeak Intro New Product Line at Exclusive Dist

Chicago, IL, October 6, 2005--StonePeak Ceramics, Inc., an American tile company that manufactures and markets high-quality porcelain ceramic tile for residential and commercial use, introduced three new lines of glazed porcelain ceramic tile at an exclus

Recycling Coalition Honors C&A for Recycling Innov

Dalton, GA, October 6, 2005--C&A Floorcoverings, a Tandus company, announces that it has earned the National Recycling Coalition’s (NRC) award for Outstanding Recycling Innovation – Product or Process for the introduction of C&A’s ethos backing.

Tennant Names Killingstad CEO

Minneapolis, MN, October 6, 2005--Tennant Company has announced that Chris Killingstad, 49, will join the company's board, effective today, and will become president and chief executive officer on December 1, 2005.

Planned Layoffs Slow

Chicago, IL, October 5, 2005--Employers announced 71,836 job cuts in September — little changed from the previous month — marking the end of the slowest quarter for planned layoffs since the second quarter of 2002, according to a survey by Challenger, Gra

Feltex's Magill Not Going Quietly

Wellington, New Zealand, October 5, 2005--Troubled carpet maker Feltex said it could not reach agreement on the terms of the departure of former chief executive Sam Magill and it had terminated his contract.