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Tehran, Iran, March 25, 2008--Selling handmade Persian carpets used to be brisk business in Iran, but the trade now faces uncertainty amid growing automated competition at home and abroad, according to the Iranian Culture Journal.
Viken, Sweden, March 23, 2008--Välinge has received two new U.S. patents related to mechanical locking and plywood floors.
Reston, VA, March 24, 2008--comScore Inc. has released the results of a study into national Internet Yellow Pages (IYP) search activity, which revealed shifts among the top sites in 2007, due in part to new strategic partnerships.
Wilsonia, UK, March 25, 2008--Vinyl Flooring in Wilsonia is looking to power some of its offices with a windmill system.
Washington, DC, March 24, 2008—A record decline in housing prices propelled a modest rise in the sales of existing homes in February.
Chattanooga, TN, March 6, 2008--This year isn't likely to be much better than 2007 for the flooring industry, Shaw Industries President Randy Merritt said at an industry meeting Wednesday.
Atlanta, GA, March 24, 2008--The federal government believes a former Home Depot employee received perhaps millions of dollars from overseas flooring suppliers in a kickback scheme.
Chicago, IL, March 24, 2008-- The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank's National Activity Index for February plunged to a five-year low last month.
Cleveland, OH, March 24, 2008—Sherwin-Williams Co. cut its first-quarter and full-year earnings targets to reflect lower sales in the U.S. and higher raw-material costs.
Delson, Quebec, Canada, March 23, 2008--Canadian firm Goodfellow Inc. said its net income fell to $38,000 in the second quarter ended Feb. 29 compared to $500,000 in the second quarter a year ago.