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Atlanta, GA, July 7, 2009 —Over lunch at a trendy restaurant, Heather Moody got a proposal for marriage. A couple of hours later, she won a houseful of new Bliss carpet from a drawing at the Atlanta Home Show.
Atlanta, GA, July 7, 2009--The Floor Covering Business to Business Association, better known as “fcB2B,” saw an increase in the number of new vendors at its annual meeting, despite a down economy.
Kent, England, July 6, 2009--Hundreds of jobs could be lost at Allied Carpets as early as this week as the carpet chain teeters on the brink of collapse, according to The sun newspaper.
New York, NY, July 6, 2009--Oil prices fell to near $65 a barrel Monday in Asia as unemployment figures from the U.S. and Europe last week sparked investor concern about a nascent economic recovery.
Tempe, AZ, July 6, 2009--Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in June, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
New York, NY, July 6, 2009--Mortgage rates declined again this week, the third consecutive week of declines, according to Monitorbankrates.com.
Dalton, GA, July 6, 2009--US Floors Inc. has launched new websites for its residential product lines (usfloorsllc.com) and its new USF Contract specified commercial line (usfcontract.com).
Montmagny,Quebec, Canada, July 2, 2009--Mercier Wood Flooring has signed Radio Distributing Co. to distribute its products in Michigan and 11 counties of Northwest Ohio.
Dusseldorf, Germany, July 6, 2009--Akzenta's patent violation suit against two Egger companies has been dismissed by the Düsseldorf District Court.
Dalton, GA, July 2, 2009--Four on the management staff of US Floors have achieved accreditation as a LEED AP certified by the Green Building Certification Institute.