Focus on Leadership - May 2011
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Matt Espe, Armstrong's new CEO, focusing on the skills and experience Espe brings to the firm as well as strategies for the future.
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People Power - May 2011
Contributing editor Scott Humphrey talks about the Masters golf tournament as a metaphor for how to run a business successfully and with integrity.
Best Practices - May 2011
Editor Brian Hamilton profiles Lippert Tile Company, a Wisconsin based comercial contractor that has been in business for over 60 years, and the tools the firm has developed to succeed in the competitive commercial market.
2011 Vision Awards - April 2011
Floor Focus profiles this year's Vision Award commercial design winners through word and image. Categories are corporate, healthcare, education, retail and hospitality. This year's grand prize winner was in the corporate category.
Hardwood: State of the Industry - April 2011
Editor Darius Helm takes a look at factors impacting the hardwood industry, including Department of Commerce investigations into Chinese engineered hardwood, and reports on highlights from prominent manufacturers.
Building Revenue thru Cleaning & Maintenance-04-11
Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a look at cleaning and maintenance programs and how they are being adopted in both the residential and commercial flooring industries.
Software Review - April 2011
Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a look at software developments in both the Residential and Commercial markets including mobile technologies and building information modeling (BIM).
Coverings 2011 - April 2011
Publisher Kemp Harr and editor Darius Helm report on the highlights of this year's Coverings tile and stone show, held in Las Vegas at the Sands Convention Center in mid March, featuring extensive photo coverage.
Strategic Exchange - April 2011
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses an upturn in flooring sales driven by remodeling, and also comments on the mood at Coverings and consumer trends.
Focus on Leadership - April 2011
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Jeanne Matson, president and CEO of Starnet, the commercial flooring contractor cooperative, focusing on challenges facing women in the corporate world and how she has made it all work.