Today's Flooring News

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Flooring America Expands Hard & Soft Surface Intro

Manchester, NH, March 4--Flooring America and Flooring Canada have expanded their hard surface selection and rolled out a major redesign of their private, top-of-the-line carpet collection.

New Handmade Metal Tile Offers an Alternative

Austin, TX, March 4--Carina Works, a metal tile and cabinet hardware design and manufacturing company, has developed handcrafted metal tiles as an alternative to the classic floor or wall treatment of ceramic tile or wood.

Columbia Flooring to Exhibit at Interzum

Danville, VA, March 4--Columbia Flooring signed on to be an exhibitor at Interzum 2005, the biennial European trade fair for suppliers to the kitchen and interiors industry, which will be held in Cologne, Germany.

Economy Creates 262,000 Jobs in February

Washington, DC, March 4--Payrolls grew by 262,000 in February after a downwardly revised 132,000 increase in January, according to the Labor Department.

ServiceMagic Launches Online Service with Citysear

Golden CO, March 4--ServiceMagic, Inc. launched its new one-to-one matching service in partnership with Citysearch.

BASF to Up Prices on Styrene-Butadiene Latex Produ

Charlotte, NC, March 4--Effective April 1, 2005, or as contracts allow, BASF will raise prices in the United States and Canada on all carboxylated styrene-butadiene latex products supplied to the adhesives, architectural coatings, carpet, construction and

Hovnanian 1Q Earnings Up 41%

Red Bank, NJ, March 3—-Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises reported earnings for the first quarter that were up 41 percent over the previous year. The company also boosted expectations for second-quarter and full-year results.

4Q Productivity Rises By 2.1%

Washington, DC, March 3--Productivity in the fourth quarter rose at an annual rate of 2.1 percent, according to the federal Labor Department.

Flooring America Sales Training Convention Improve

Manchester, NH, March 3--The Flooring America and Flooring Canada first-ever Sales Professional Convention gave member sales teams a better understanding of the important role they play.

Retailer Sales Better Than Expected

New York, March 3—Retailers posted better than expected sales in February as consumers appeared to be reassured of an improving economy.