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Springdale, AR, Dec. 14, 2009--National Home Centers Inc. of Springdale, a materials supplier to home builders in northwest and central Arkansas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Dec. 8, according to Arkansas Business.
Atlanta, GA, Dec. 14, 2009—After more than 20 years, rug firms Bashian and Ebisons have renewed their leases at AmericasMart.
Winterhur, Switzerland, Dec. 14, 2009--Rieter is selling its nonwovens business to Austrian firm Andritz.
Neumarkt, Germany, Dec. 14, 2009--Pfleiderer subsidiary Uniboard has had its Canadian fiberboard plant in Mont-Laurier, Québec, certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council.
Ann Arbor, MI, Dec. 11, 2009--Consumer sentiment improved markedly in early December, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan index.
Atlanta, GA, Dec. 11. 2009--The Greenguard Environmental Institute said that Dalton, Ga.-based US Floors Inc. has achieved the first-ever certification for a complete line of bamboo flooring.
Lancaster, PA, Dec. 11, 2009--Armstrong Flooring Products said that its Somerset, Kentucky engineered hardwood manufacturing plant has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody certification.
Washington, DC, Dec. 11, 2009--U.S. retail sales rose an encouraging 1.3% in November, according to the Commerce Department.
Dalton, GA, Dec. 11, 2009--Shaw’s premium fiber brand, Anso nylon, is launching in January a year-long campaign to benefit retailers called “Anso? Hope so.”
Washington, DC, Dec. 11, 2009--Businesses increased their inventories in October, stopping a trend of 13 consecutive declines.