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Ottawa, Ontario, June 30--Athletics Canada and Mondo formed a new sponsorship agreement which will make Mondo the official supplier of facility products for Canada’s national track and field association through to the 2008 Olympics.
New York, NY, June 30--The Conference Board’s Help-Wanted Advertising Index – a key barometer of America’s job market – dipped two points in May. The Index now stands at 37. It was 39 one year ago.
Bowling Green, KY, June 20--Wade McCoy spent 15 years in the retail carpet and flooring business before going into business for himself.
Kent, WA, June 29—-Dynotile will exhibit its durable, interlocking floor system at the 16th Annual Pacific Northwest Historics vintage racing event benefiting Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center.
Farnham, Quebec, June 29--Tarkett named Lise LeBreton director of styling and design for Tarkett Residential.
Wilmington, DL, June 29—-A controversial chemical used by DuPont to make the nonstick substance Teflon poses more of a cancer risk than indicated in a draft assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency, an independent review board has found.
Tehran, Iran, July 5---Me-raaj (The ascent), a fine Persian carpet with 920 knots in each 7 centimeters of its row, was named the finest carpet of the world by UNESCO authorities.
Thomasville, NC, June 28--Unilin Flooring said late Monday it has nearly completed the first phase of construction of its 1.1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility, according to the Triad Business Journal.
Ridgefield, CT, June 28-StarNet Commercial Flooring Cooperative sponsored the International Interior Design Association’s (IIDA) Chapter Leadership Council (CLC) summer networking reception, held in June 2005, for the fifth consecutive year.
New York, NY, June 28--Chain store retail sales fell in the latest week as the demand for seasonal goods slowed on a week-over-week basis, but the sales pace on a year-over-year basis surged, a retail report said on Tuesday.