JNK Intros Containment Mat for Garage Use
Grand Junction, CO, February 23--JNK Products, LLC, an online retailer of garage flooring products, announced today the release of its new Heavy Duty Special Edition Park Smart Clean Park Containment Mat.
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Governor Tours New Kronotex Facility
Barnwell, SC, February 23—-Norm Voss, president of laminate producer Kronotex USA, recently took South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford on a tour of the company's new 360,000-square-foot building.
Alabama Retailer Focuses on Service
Madison, AL, February 23--Kim Hammonds, owner of Flooring Designs of Madison, said customer service is what sets her business apart from other flooring businesses, including large warehouse stores.
Consumer Prices Up 0.1%
Washington, DC, February 23—-The consumer price index rose 0.1% in January, after holding steady in December, according to the Labor Department.
Floor and Decor Opening in Phoenix a Record Breake
Atlanta, GA, February 23--Floor and Decor Outlets of America opened its first Phoenix location last month, to what the company called record-breaking sales.
Idaho Contractor Competes for Jobs Nationwide
Pocatello Idaho, February 23--At a time when the spread of big box stores is forcing other family owned businesses to close, the floor covering business which Charles H. Bohrer started in 1923 is competing for contracts throughout the nation.
Shaw Ends Flooring Program with Martha Stewart
New York, NY, February 24—-In an earnings report released yesterday, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. revealed that the company has received unspecified revenues as a result of the dissolution of its Martha Stewart Signature flooring program with Shaw
NYT: May Suspends CEO Search
New York, NY, February 22--According to a report in the New York Times, May Department Stores said it has suspended its search for a new chief executive officer as merger talks with Federated Department Stores advanced.
Consumer Confidence Dips In February
New York, February 22--The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index, after improving in January, dipped in February.
Brascan Buys Weyerhaeuser's B.C. Coastal Group
Vancouver, BC--February 22--Weyerhaeuser Company reached a definitive agreement to sell its B.C. Coastal Group assets to Brascan Corporation of Toronto, Canada for approximately $1.2 billion ($970 million US), plus working capital.