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Cherry Hill, NJ, December 14–-Mohawk honored Cherry Hill-headquartered Avalon Carpet Tile and Flooring with its annual Mohawk Floorscapes Dealer of the Year Award at the Mohawk national annual convention in San Francisco this month.
Ogdenburg, NY, December 14--Invista continues to investigate the explosion that occurred at 11 p.m. Thursday at its former DuPont-owned plant, Maitland, Ontario.
Washington, DC, December 14--Business inventories in the United States increased by 0.2 percent in October, according to a Commerce Department reported released Monday.
Milwaukee, WI, December 14--U.S. employers plan to ring in the new year with strong hiring activity, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, conducted quarterly by Manpower Inc.
St. Louis, December 14--Nexicor, inventor of SINCH Carpet Seaming Technology, and the International Standards and Training Alliance (INSTALL) are teaming to train apprentices and journeymen on the use of KoolGlide, a new carpet seaming system recently dev
Rainham, England, December 14-- Carpetright PLC, the carpet and floor coverings retailer, reported a 16.5% increase in underlying interim profit and said its UK business is well positioned to continue outperforming the market.
New London, WI, December 15--Wolf River Lumber Inc. is planning to build a $4.5 million facility and add 58 jobs in New London, according to the Wisconsin Department of Commerce.
Geelong, Australia, December 13—Lightning has been blamed for a fire which forced the evacuation of 30 staff at Godfrey Hirst carpet factory on Friday night, according to the Geelong Advertiser.
Washington, DC, December 13--Retail sales in November increased 0.1%, according to the Commerce Department. Excluding automobiles, sales for the month rose solid 0.5%.
Leverkusen, Germany, December 13--Lanxess AG, a chemical company that is part of Bayer AG, said it has arranged a credit line of EUR 1.5 billion ($2B)with an international bank consortium led by Bank of America, Citibank, Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank.