MSI Acquires Cartersville-Based ROKplank
Orange, CA, October 8, 2021-M S International (MSI) has acquired ROKplank, a domestic manufacturer of rigid core luxury vinyl tile, located in Cartersville, Georgia.
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Invista Raises Prices on Nylon Fiber Another 15%
Wichita, KS, October 8, 2021-Invista has announced a 15% price increase on white dyable and solution dyed nylon, effective December 1.
Young Office Joins Fuse
Laguna Niguel, CA, October 7, 2021-Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional commercial flooring contractors, announced that Young Office has joined the network as a new member.
M. Frank Higgins & Co. Earns INSTALL Warranty Contractor Certification
Washington, DC October 8, 2021-INSTALL recently endowed M. Frank Higgins & Co. Inc. as an INSTALL Warranty Contractor (IWC), the floorcovering association’s highest level of certification.
Tarkett Moving Chicago Showroom from TheMart to Fulton East
Chicago, IL, October 8, 2021-Tarkett will move its Chicago showroom from TheMart to a newly developed building called Fulton East, reports The Real Deal.
Unemployment Slid to 4.8% in September
Washington, DC, October 8, 2021-Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 194,000 in September, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 4.8%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Torlys Names Jon Nimmo Regional Sales Director
Toronto, ON, October 8, 2021-Torlys has continued investment in its sales force with the recent addition of Jon Nimmo, who joins the team as regional sales director, British Columbia and Alberta.
Co-founder of Gluth Commercial Flooring Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
Mukilteo, WA, October 8, 2021-David M. Gluth, co-founder of Gluth Commercial Flooring, was sentenced October 1 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for his embezzlement scheme that stole more than $1 million from a commercial flooring business he co-founded with a friend, who put up $500,000 to start the company, according to Mukilteo Beacon.
Wholesaler Sales Declined 1.1% in August, Up 20.6% YOY
Washington, DC October 8, 2021-- August 2021 sales of merchant wholesalers were $595.5 billion, down 1.1% from the revised July level, but were up 20.6% from the revised August 2020 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
HMTX Cares Holding Fundraiser Golf Tournament on November 18
Norwalk, CT, October 8, 2021- The nonprofit Halstead/Metroflor Addiction Crisis Charity (HMAC) organization has been renamed HMTX Cares, with the purpose of also funding mental health organizations, in addition to its current support of addiction rehabilitation, aftercare and education facilities.