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Neumarkt/Cologne, Germany, May 26, 2011--The Pfleiderer AG Business Center Western Europe (BC West) announced that it is implementing its restructuring plan and has already put significant elements of the plan into practice.
Tulsa, OK, May 25, 2011--Orchid Ceramics has announced that it will be closing its U.S. operations after nine years of business.
Washington, DC, May 25, 2011--New orders for manufactured durable goods decreased by 3.6% or $7.1 billion in April, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Nashville, TN, May 25, 2011--The Jamie Beckwith Collection's Sexant design won the 2011 National Wood Flooring Association Floor of the Year award, announced Beckwith Interiors.
West Bloomfield, MI, May 24, 2011--Christopher Capobianco of Christopher Collaborative in Patchogue, New York will step down as chairman of The Flooring Contractor's Association (FCICA) board of directors after six years.
Atlanta, GA, May 25, 2011--Robina Floors has announced a new distribution partnership with William M. Bird & Company.
St. Louis, MO, May 25, 2011--Woodwright Hardwood Floor Co. of Dallas, Texas received the National Wood Flooring Association's Environmental Craftsmanship Award.
Washington, DC, May 24, 2011--Sales of new single-family homes rose to a seasonally adjusted rate of 323,000 in April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Altamont Springs, FL, May 24, 2011--Fifteen Kährs wood floors have received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification. Five of these are Kährs Activity Floors, six are Kährs Original and four are in the Kährs Linnea line.
Salt Lake City, UT, May 24, 2011--Todd Boothe has been promoted to vice president of merchandise for R.C. Willey, a 13 store retail furniture chain with stores in California, Nevada, Idaho and Utah.