Mannington Endorses Retail Lead Management Software
Columbus, OH, March 28, 2017—Mannington Mills recently endorsed Retail Lead Management, a new lead management software for retailers.
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Michael Blanton of Dalton Carpet One Dies
Athens, GA, March 27, 2017—Michael Blanton, 62, founder and principal of Dalton Carpet One and DCO Commercial Floors based in Athens Georgia, died March 25.
NC Hardwood Shipped to Asia for Flooring and Furniture
Asheville, NC, March 27, 2017—Robbinsville, North Carolina businessman Jimmy Lee has purchased 11 lumber mills in western North Carolina and much of the lumber he processes is shipped to Asia, where it is milled into flooring and furniture, reports the Asheville Citizen-Times in an article called “In Need of Flooring and Furniture, China Turns to WNC Trees” by Tonya Maxwell.
February Construction Employment Rose in 43 States YOY
Arlington, VA, March 27, 2017—Forty-three states added construction jobs between February 2016 and February 2017 while 39 states added construction jobs between January and February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.
Connor Sports Provides NCAA Final Four Courts
Amasa, MI, March 27, 2017—Student-athletes competing in the 2017 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Final Four will be shooting for a championship on basketball courts manufactured by Connor Sports, the official court provider of the NCAA from wood sustainably harvested from The Nature Conservancy’s Two Hearted River Forest Reserve.
CFTHP Files Petition Against Chinese Import Surge
Washington, DC, March 27, 2017—The Coalition for Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood (CFTHP) has filed "critical circumstances" petitions with the Department of Commerce to stop a recent surge of Chinese hardwood plywood imports into the U.S. in an illegal attempt to flood the market before antidumping and countervailing duty orders are imposed, reports the Hardwood, Plywood & Veneer Association (HPVA).
Välinge Director of Legal Affairs Recognized
Viken, Sweden, March 27, 2017—On March 23, Välinge director of legal affairs Marcus Palm was handed the award Swedish In-House Legal Counsel of the year during Bolagsjuristernas Förening’s (BJF) spring meeting.
Durable Goods Orders Rose in Feb. for Second Consecutive Month
Washington, DC, March 24, 2017—New orders for manufactured durable goods in February increased $3.9 billion or 1.7% to $235.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau has announced.
Shaw's Charles Chapman Named to 2017 Energy Manager Today 50
Dalton, GA, March 24, 2017 – Charles Chapman, director of energy and reliability engineering at Shaw Industries, has been named to the 2017 Energy Manager Today 50.
Amorim to Ramp Up Production of Hydrocork in Early 2018
Mozelos, Portugal, March 24, 2017—Amorim will employ new technology in early 2018 that will enable the company to increase its industrial production capacity for flooring solutions by four million square meters.