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Ann Arbor, MI, Sept. 30, 2011 -- Consumer sentiment rose to 59.4 in September but was still at a low level after falling to a nearly three-year low 55.7 in August, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 30, 2011 -- InterfaceFlor took five IIDEX/NeoCon Innovation Awards, including Gold in the Sustainable Products category for Striation, a new modular carpet tile.
Chicago, IL, Sept. 30, 2011 -- Manufacturing activity in the Chicago area expanded more rapidly in September, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
Washington, DC, Sept. 30, 2011 -- Personal incomes fell for the first time in nearly two years in August, according to the Commerce Department, even as consumers continued to spend.
Dalton, GA, Sept. 30, 2011 -- Sphinx by Oriental Weavers has signed a lease agreement with for a new 4,000 square foot showroom in High Point, North Carolina.
Avon, MA, Sept, 30, 2011 -- SelecTech, a plastics manufacturing recycler, said it is poised to become a key player in the recycling of post-consumer carpet.
Lexington, KY, Sept. 30, 2011 -- Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear cut the ribbon Sept. 16 officially dedicating Florida Tile’s new corporate headquarters.
Dalton, GA, Sept. 30, 2011 -- The Carpet and Rug Institute is taking a key role in the Product Management Alliance, an inter-industry partnership designed to promote market-based solutions for extended producer responsibility.
New York, NY, Sept. 30, 2011 -- Tai Ping, the multinational manufacturer of woven Axminster carpet and carpet tiles, said it has received the highest ratings from the NSF 140 carpet environmental standard.
Washington, DC, Sept. 29, 2011 -- Gross Domestic Product was higher in the second quarter than previously estimated, the Commerce Department said.