CARE Entrepreneur Meeting Set This Week
Dalton, GA, Oct. 21, 2013 -- Carpet America Recovery Effort will hold its 10th annual Entrepreneur Meeting this week on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport/Millenium Center.
Today's Flooring News
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Armstrong To Build LVT Plant in Pennsylvania
Lancaster, PA, Oct. 18, 2013 -- Armstrong World Industries will build its $41 million luxury vinyl tile plant in Lancaster, where the company has its headquarters.
Chinese Hardwood Firm To Build U.S. Plant
Danville, VA, Oct. 18, 2013 -- Chinese hardwood flooring company Zeyuan Flooring International Corp. will open its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Danville.
Shamrock Plank Flooring Adds Finishing Plant
Hernando, MS, Oct. 18, 2013 -- Shamrock Plank Flooring said it has added a pre-finishing plant in Hernando.
Tile of Spain Launches 2014 Creativity Contest
Madrid, Spain, Oct. 18, 2013 -- Tile of Spain has launched the 2014 "Passport to Creativity" contest.
South African Flooring Industry Presents Awards
Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct. 18, 2013 -- The first dedicated awards ever held for the South African flooring industry took place on October 17 in Rosebank.
Initial Unemployment Applications Decline
Washington, DC, Oct. 17, 2013 -- Initial applications for unemployment benefits fell 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 358,000 last week, according to the Labor Department.
Average Credit Scores for Mortgages Falling
Washington, DC, Oct. 17, 2013 -- There are signs that credit score requirements for home mortgages are loosening somewhat.
Bentley Wins Booth Award at NeoCon East
Baltimore, MD, Oct. 17, 2013 -- Carpet maker Bentley has been named Booth Design Awards Large Booth Winner at NeoCon East, which wraps up today at the Baltimore Convention Center.
NAHB Praises Supreme Court Decision
Washington, DC, Oct. 17, 2013 -- The National Association of Home Builders has praised the U.S. Supreme Court decision to hear a case about planned regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Environmental Protection Agency.