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Ridgefield, CT, May 17--StarNet Commercial Flooring Cooperative announces that one of its members--Bonitz Flooring Group of Greenville, SC--has been honored with the 2003 “Premier Dealer Partner of the Year award” from Milliken Carpet.
Mercerville, NJ, May 14--Congoleum Corp. got bankruptcy-court approval of its Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement, according to its quarterly report filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ocala, FL, May 16--In the U.S. home-building arena, much progress has been made in building houses that are more resource-efficient. Less energy is needed to heat and cool them. Many commonly used building materials are made with less waste, less water an
Trelleborg, Sweden, May 14--Pergo is a major Swedish laminate flooring company with leading positions in the markets especially in North America and Europe.
Washington, DC, May 14--Consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in April as energy prices stabilized, suggesting that inflation remains safely below levels that might spur the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates rapidly.
Dalton, GA, May 14--Shaw Industries recently completed presentations of its Shaw Advantage 04 program to floorcovering retailers throughout the country.
Minneapolis, MN, May 13--First-quarter earnings at Target Corp. jumped 25% as the company's namesake discount store continued to carry its other two sluggish divisions.
Catskill, NY, May 14--The doors of Oren's Furniture open today for the beginning of the end, according to the Daily Freeman.
Washington, DC, May 14--Business inventories increased 0.7% to a seasonally adjusted $1.205 trillion in March, after a revised 0.8% advance in February, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
Hoffman Estates, IL, May 14--In recent months, Sears, Roebuck and Co. has opened two freestanding Sears Grand stores--each exceeding 200,000 square feet.