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Export, PA, September 22, 2020—The U.S. corporate headquarters of Karndean Designflooring has been named one of Pittsburgh’s Top Workplaces for the ninth consecutive year by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Washington, DC, September 21, 2020--On September 10, HMTX Industries, along with Halstead New England Corporation, and Metroflor Corporation--all three companies part of the HMTX corporation, run by Harlan Stone--filed a complaint (Ct. No. 20-00177) at the Court of International Trade (CIT), challenging both the substantive and procedural processes followed by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) when instituting Section 301 Tariffs on imports from China under List 3, reports JDSupra.
Atlanta, GA, September 21, 2020—Mohamed Farid Khamis, 80, founder of the Oriental Weavers Group, died September 19 due to complications from a long-term illness.
Houston, TX, September 21, 2020—Tom Karol, CEO of T&L Distributing, a flooring distributors based in the Southwest, announced that a Letter of Intent has been signed for E.J. Welch Company based in St. Louis, Missouri to purchase a controlling interest in the company.
Washington, DC, September 21, 2020—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) are awarding four libraries with the 2020 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards for excellence in architectural design.
Ann Arbor, MI, September 18, 2020—Consumer sentiment rose 6.5% to 78.9 in early September, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
High Point, NC, September 18, 2020—International Market Centers (IMC) announced that its TrendWatch program will highlight 120+ products from more than 70 exhibitors through a series of half-hour, CEU-accredited webinars and a free digital “flip book” in advance of Fall 2020 High Point Market, running October 13 to October 21.
Carrollton, TX, September 18, 2020—Flooring contractor Pennington Commercial is planning a new headquarters in Carrollton, Texas, reports The Dallas Morning News.
Nashville, TN, September 18, 2020—L&L Flooring of Nashville, Tennessee has moved into a new showroom, reports WKRN.
New York, NY, September 17, 2020-Mohawk and its Unilin unit won an order that will block imports of any luxury vinyl flooring that use Mohawk inventions without permission, according to a notice by the U.S. International Trade Commission, and reported by Bloomberg News.