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Lancaster, PA, May 2, 2011 -- Armstrong World Industries reported first quarter net income of $13.5 million, or $0.23 per share, compared to a loss of $19.4 million, or $0.34 per share, in the same quarter last year.
Washington, DC, May 2, 2011 -- U.S. construction spending in March posted the largest gain in 11 months, according to the Commerce Department.
Chicago, IL, May 2, 2011 -- Harry Brownett has joined Quartz Flooring N. A. as executive vice president and part owner.
Omaha, NE, May 2, 2011 -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc., parent company of Shaw Industries, said first-quarter profit fell 58%, mostly on losses in its insurance units.
Dalton, GA, May 2, 2011 -- Mohawk, in conjunction with major consumer publications, participated in four large consumer home shows this season.
Washington, DC, May 2, 2011 -- U.S. manufacturing recorded its 21st consecutive month of expansion in April, according to the Institute for Supply Management index.
Dalton, GA, May 2, 2011 -- Shaw Floors recently hosted a launch event in New York City to mark the introductions of the HGTV Home Flooring by Shaw collection to the consumer press.
Cambridge, MA, May 2, 2011 -- Nearly one in four renters is spending more than half their income on rent and utilities, according to a new report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
Dalton, GA, May 2, 2011 -- Shaw Living has promoted Valerie Hegwood to the newly created position of national furniture chain manager.
Ann Arbor, MI, April 29, 2011 -- Consumer sentiment rose in April, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey.