Today's Flooring News

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Industry Vets Open Store in Colorado

Fort Morgan, CO, September 30, 2005--After putting in 19 years of hard work at Specialty Shop Floors in Fort Morgan, Jim and Charlotte Stieb had the intention of quitting the flooring business and searching for something different.

Tandus Names Mowers & Tick to Key Design Positions

Dalton, GA, September 30, 2005-—Tandus announced that it has named Terry Mowers as creative director and Suzanne Tick as design director. Together, they will facilitate the overall strategic direction for product for the three floorcovering brands united

Consumer Sentiment Index Unchanged

Ann Arbor, MI, September 30, 2005--Consumer sentiment remained at low levels in late September, according to research from the University of Michigan.

Badcock Furniture Expands in North Carolina

Raleigh, NC, September 30, 2005--While many stores narrow their focus to fill a specialty niche, Badcock Furniture takes the opposite approach, selling furniture, appliances, flooring, lawn mowers and barbecue grills.

Pergo Offers Commission-Free Trading for Sharehold

Trelleborg, Sweden, September 30, 2005--The board of Pergo has decided to offer all Pergo shareholders the option of buying or selling (commission-free) the necessary number of Pergo shares required to achieve a shareholding evenly divisible by 500, known

PET Recycling Rate Increases

Sonoma, CA, September 30, 2005--The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) today announced a Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) recycling rate of 21.6% and a collected volume of 1.03 billion pounds for PET post-consumer containers for the

China Ceramic Directory 2005/06 Just Published

Montreal, Quebec, September 29, 2005--Business Data International Inc., the business and professional information provider, has recently announced that the English edition of “China Ceramic Directory 2005/06” has just been published.

Jobless Claims Drop By 79,000

Washington, DC, September 29, 2005--The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped by a larger-than-expected 79,000 last week.