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Vancouver, WA, Dec. 18--The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (www.iicrc.org) acknowledges employee background checks as a necessary and cost effective step in the cleaning and restoration industry¹s hiring process.
Chattanooga, TN, Dec. 18--U.S. Xpress Enterprises, the fifth largest publicly owned truckload carrier in the country and a subsidiary of floorcovering distributor CSI/Crown, Inc., has agreed to equip its entire fleet of 5,500 trucks with Aether MobileMax.
Atlanta, GA, Dec. 19--Home Depot today opened its 1,500th store, located in Abilene, Texas, and reaffirmed it is on target to add 200 locations and create 40,000 new jobs by the end of its fiscal year.
Washington, DC, Dec. 17--U.S. housing starts rose 2.4% in November, only partially reversing a big slide the month before, as low mortgage rates lured buyers.
Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 12--Nordstjernan AB (Nordstjernan) has reached an agreement with the Pervan family to acquire an ownership interest in Valinge Holding AB 1 (Valinge), which is the parent company of Valinge Aluminium AB (Valinge Aluminium).
Downers Grove, IL, Dec. 18--ServiceMaster's Board of directors will elect two new board members, Betty Jane Scheihing and Roberto R. Herencia, at its upcoming January meeting.
Dalton, GA, Dec. 13--The floorcovering industry continues to capitalize on the growth of the Internet to simplify the way business gets done.
Troy, MI, Dec. 19--Bankrupt retailer Kmart Corp.'s shares will begin trading on the Pink Sheets electronic quotation system on Thursday under the symbol "KMRTQ.PK", ending an 84 year run on the New York Stock Exchange.
London, England, Dec. 17--Britain's biggest floorcovering retailer, Carpetright Plc posted a 15.7% rise in first half profit and reported slowing same store sales growth at the start of the second half.
Dalton, GA, Dec. 18--The American Floorcovering Alliance (AFA) has formed a marketing relationship with Atlanta based LecStar Telecom, Inc.