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Dalton, GA, July 7, 2008--Shaw Hospitality Group is teaming with the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York to find unique hospitality carpet designs from some of the school’s brightest, up-and-coming design students.
Dalton, GA, July 3, 2008--Mohawk filed an SEC 8-K announcing that Frans De Cock will retire as president of Unilin on Dec. 31.
Fairlawn, OH, July 7, 2008--Omnova Solutions will increase prices $0.08 per dry pound on styrene butadiene latex for carpet and related markets, effective July 14.
Spartanburg, SC, July 7, 2008 – Milliken & Company is raising prices up to 15 percent for all of its products and services effective immediately.
Washington, DC, July 7, 2008--The delinquency rate on home-equity lines of credit rose to its highest in more than a decade during the first quarter, according to the American Bankers Association.
London, England, July 7, 2008--Carpetright said Bill Gates' Cascade Investment LLC has increased its stake in the company to 5.1 percent.
Atlanta, GA, July 7, 2008 -- BR-111's Director of Technical services, Jack Racine, will be a speaker at the Hardwood Flooring Summit Aug. 14-17.
London, England, July 7, 2008--Carpetright said it has improved management information, stock control and customer orders following a $9.25 million rollout of Microsoft software.
Washington, DC, July 3, 2008--Payrolls were cut by 62,000 in June, the sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, while the unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent, according to the Labor Department.
Dalton, GA, July 2, 2008—Shaw Industries said today it has purchased Zickgraf Hardwood Flooring Company based in Franklin, N.C.