Milliken Moving Positions from Georgia to SC
Spartanburg, SC, April 29, 2010--Milliken & Co. is relocating 40 high-level and support jobs from its Design Center in LaGrange, Ga., to its headquarters complex in Spartanburg.
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CARE Names Recycler, Person of Year
Santa Fe, NM, April 29, 2010--The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) named its Recycler of the Year and Person of the Year at the organization's eighth Annual Conference held April 26-28 in Santa Fe.
Distributor Galleher Sold Back to Hamars
Los Angeles, CA, April 29, 2010--Galleher said that Jeff and Todd Hamar have purchased the flooring distribution company from Itochu Corporation.
Centiva Wins Environmental Award from Florence
Florence, AL, April 29, 2010--Centiva has received the first annual Green Team Partners award from the city of Florence.
Initial Jobless Claims Fall
Washington, DC, April 29, 2010--Initial jobless claims decreased by 11,000 in the week ended April 24 to a seasonally adjusted 448,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
CARE Members Divert 311M Pounds in 2009
Santa Fe, NM, April 29, 2010--Carpet America Recovery Effort said that last year its members diverted more than 311 million pounds of post-consumer carpet from landfills.
NSF Finalizes Standard for Resilient Products
Ann Arbor, MI, April 28, 2010--NSF International said it has developed a new sustainability standard for resilient floor coverings.
Shaw Closing Spun Yarn Plant in Georgia
Dalton, GA, April 28, 2010--Shaw Industries Group Inc. will close a spun yarn facility in Tifton, Ga., in the coming weeks, according to published reports.
Construction Up in March, McGraw-Hill Says
New York, NY, April 28, 2010--Two of construction's three main sectors showed improved activity in March over February, according to the latest report from McGraw-Hill Construction.
Lumber Liquidators Reports Higher Income, Sales
Toano, VA, April 28, 2010--Lumber Liquidators said first quarter net income increased 36.8% to $7.0 million, or $0.25 per share compared to $5.1 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, a year ago.