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Spokane, WA, July 1--Potlatch Corporation, producer of specialty and environmentally friendly wood products, has introduced EnStron, a particleboard flooring underlayment made from 100 percent recovered wood fiber.
Omaha, NE, July 1—-A lucky bidder put in the winning bid of $351,100 in the EBay auction for lunch with the Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. The winning bid beat the next highest bid by $100.
Bassett, VA, June 30--Bassett Furniture reported its second-quarter sales rose but increased selling and administrative expenses caused profits to dip.
St. Paul, MN, June 30--3M Chairman and CEO W. James McNerney Jr. has been named to the post of CEO at Boeing Co.
Farnham, Quebec, June 30--Domco is beefing up the middle of its product range with a new line called Eloquence.
Vancouver, WA, June 30--Five years ago, the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) began developing a hard surface floor cleaning and maintenance program with the introduction of the Floor Care Technician course.
Ottawa, Ontario, June 30--Athletics Canada and Mondo formed a new sponsorship agreement which will make Mondo the official supplier of facility products for Canada’s national track and field association through to the 2008 Olympics.
Washington, DC, June 30--Personal spending was flat in May as personal income growth also slowed, according to an report from the Commerce Department.
New York, NY, June 30--The Conference Board’s Help-Wanted Advertising Index – a key barometer of America’s job market – dipped two points in May. The Index now stands at 37. It was 39 one year ago.
Bowling Green, KY, June 20--Wade McCoy spent 15 years in the retail carpet and flooring business before going into business for himself.