Today's Flooring News

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Ekowood to Open Office in West Asia

Persekutuan, Malaysia, June 24—-Hardwood flooring manufacturer Ekowood International Bhd aims to capture West Asia’s robust development activities by opening a showroom-cum-regional office there in the last quarter of this year, according to New Straits T

New Floor Door Accepts Flooring Material

West Haven, CT, June 23--Floor doors are often installed in commercial buildings to provide safe access for maintenance and emergency personnel to areas below or between building floors.

Weekly Jobless Claims Fall 20,000

Washington, DC, June 23--First-time claims for state unemployment benefits fell 20,000 to a seasonally adjusted 314,000 the week ending June 18, the Labor Department said Thursday.

ServiceMagic to Acquire ImproveNet

Golden, CO, and Scottsdale, AZ, June 23--ServiceMagic, Inc. and ImproveNet, Inc. have entered into an agreement whereby ServiceMagic will acquire all of the outstanding stock of ImproveNet.

UK’s Victoria Earnings Drop 21%

Kidderminster, England, June 23—-Carpet producer Victoria today said a difficult year had resulted in a 21% fall in annual profits to £3.73 million, according to the Scotsman.com.

Merchants Sue Banks for Alleged Price-Fixing

Minneapolis, MN. June 23--A law firm representing a group of small businesses around the country on Thursday said it has filed a lawsuit against the nation's biggest banks charging them with illegally fixing prices of credit card transaction fees.