Shaw Offers Laminate Cash Incentive
Dalton, GA, June 22-- Shaw’s Hard Surfaces division has launched its “Earn Extra Cash!” incentive program for Shaw Laminate customers to promote sales on its new laminate introductions.
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Chain Store Sales Growth Slows
New York, NY, June 22--Sales growth at U.S. chain stores has slowed as Father's Day failed to inspire shoppers as it once did, a report said on Tuesday.
Florida Tile Plant to Expand
Calhoun, GA, June 21--The Florida Tile Industries plant in Shannon, Georgia is expanding its operations and adding 75 jobs, according to the Calhoun, Georgia Times.
Asbestos-plagued Shares Rise on Revived Fund Talk
Washington, DC, June 21-- Shares of two companies battling asbestos lawsuits climbed on Friday on hopes that lawmakers are reviving legislation to create a national trust fund for asbestos liabilities.
Home Depot Directors Spending Time in the Trenches
Huntsville, TX, June 21--"Where the heck are the toilets?" Greg Brenneman mutters to himself, wandering the aisles of a Home Depot here. Finding them, he pauses in front of a high display and lifts the heavy ceramic lid from a toilet tank above him, his f
U.S. Imposes Duties on Chinese Furniture
Washington, DC, June 19--The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging to nearly 200 percent on $1.2 billion of wooden bedroom furniture imported from China, but said most Chinese companies would escape the high
Health-Care Firms Push to Heal Their Buildings
Chicago, IL, June 21--In 2002, Kaiser Permanente, the country's largest non-profit health-care system, issued an unusual mandate to a longtime supplier: Create a quality carpet without the controversial chemical polyvinyl chloride, or forget about win
U.S. Hardwood Exports to China Growing
Bejing, China, June 18--China's imports of US hardwood have been experiencing rapid growth thanks to the country's protection of forest reserves and fast-expanding furniture and interior decoration market, according to Asia Intelligence Wire.
Sun Valley Opens Recycling Plant in Tennessee.
Delray Beach, FL, June 18-- Recycler Sun Valley Worldwide Inc. has commissioned a plant to reprocess bags, carpet and other plastic materials.
Steelcase CEO Sees More Spending On Employee Work
Chicago, IL, June 18--Hit hard by the U.S. economic recession, Steelcase Inc., (SCS), the world's largest provider of office furniture, office design and related services, is on the road to recovery.