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Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Nov. 22, 2011 -- Forest products company Tembec is exiting the hardwood flooring business as it shutters a 108-year operation in Huntsville, Ont., and sells another facility in Toronto.
Commack, NY, Nov. 22, 2011 -- Resilient flooring firm CBC Flooring said that Kopmeyer and Associates Inc., based in Kansas City, will represent all five CBC Flooring brands in Kansas and western Missouri.
New York, NY, Nov. 22, 2011 -- The Construction Defect Center said it is concerned that problems associated with hardwood flooring products, or engineered hardwood flooring products, might be more widespread than it thought.
Dalton, GA, Nov. 22, 2011 -- Training magazine has again recognized Mohawk Industries as one of the “Top 125” training organizations.
Chicago, IL, Nov. 21, 2011 -- The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors recently announced its executive officers and board of directors for 2012 at the 40th Annual Member Business Meeting.
Washington, DC, Nov. 21, 2011 -- Home resales rose 1.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.97 million from 4.9 million in October, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Neumarkt, Germany, Nov. 21, 2011 -- Pfleiderer is planning to complete the process of selling its North American operations, including its Flooring North America, by the end of June 2012, according to Euwid Wood Products and Panels.
Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 21, 2011 -- Egypt's Oriental Weavers reported a 23% decline in nine-month profit due to soaring raw material prices.
LaGrange, GA, Nov. 21, 2011 -- George Bandy Jr., vice president for sustainability for InterfaceFlor, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Dalton, GA, Nov. 21, 2011 -- U.S. Congressman Tom Graves was the keynote speaker at the Carpet and Rug Institute's annual membership meeting held Nov. 9 at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton.