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Tuscumbia, AL, March 23--Flexco, a leading manufacturer of rubber, vinyl and ESD control commercial flooring, recently appointed Michael Kahn as sales manager of the company’s newly created Southeast territory.
Delson, Quebec, March 23--Goodfellow Inc., Canada’s largest distributor of hardwood flooring, saw its net profits fall in the fiscal second quarter on lower sales.
Cheshire, England, March 23--Topps Tiles has joined the ranks of retailers suffering in the current UK consumer downturn.
Cairo, GA, March 22--A century after loggers stopped using Georgia's rivers to move their product, the state Legislature is considering a bill to let divers extract sinkers.
Paramus, NJ, March 22--Vornado Realty Trust said it would support Kmart's $12 billion acquisition of Sears, quashing speculation the real estate company would make its own bid for the struggling department store.
Durham, England, March 22--The firm has made carpets for palaces and leading hotels, but now one of the country's leading carpet makers has put its factory in Durham into administration, according to the BBC.
Dublin, Ireland, March 22--Research and Markets has announced the addition of Chinese Markets for Building Materials 2005 to their offering.
Birmingham, England, March 22--Floors 2 Go has pulled the plug on talks which could have led to a takeover offer, according to the Birmingham Post & Mail.
Garner, NC, March 21--Simple Solutions, a new division of Pergo, Inc., recently received Patent No. 6,860,074 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Miami, FL, March 22—-Homebuilder Lennar Corp. said Tuesday that first-quarter earnings grew 39 percent year-over-year, as pricing power in land-constrained markets drove strong margins.