Today's Flooring News

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Many Women Tackling Home Improvements

Philadelphia, PA, May 23--In the do-it-yourself home improvement field, women are clearly a force to be reckoned with.

Q&A With Couristan's Ron Couri

Hackensack, NJ, May 21--Ron Couri,the president and chief executive officer of Couristan, spends two weeks of the month traveling the world in search of quality handmade and machine-made rugs.

Arab Design Firm Wins $18M Contract

Dubai, UAE, May 21--Leading UAE interior contractor DEPA Interiors today confirmed that it has won an $18 million turnkey interiors contract for the Four Seasons San Stefano Hotel in Alexandria, Egypt.

Oriental Carpet Expert Keshishian Dies

Chevy Chase, MD, May 20--James Mark Keshishian, 78, who for the past 30 years was president of Mark Keshishian & Sons, his family's oriental carpet business

Economists Lower U.S. Growth Forecasts

New York, NY, May 21--Economists have cut their U.S. growth forecasts for the current quarter and the whole of 2003, a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia survey said.

Asbestos Study Group Gives Statement

Washington, DC, May 21--The following is a statement of the Asbestos Study Group regarding Senator Hatch's asbestos reform proposal:

Retailer and Partners Build Green Home

Seattle, WA, May 21--Environmental Home Center, a Seattle-based retailer of sustainable building materials, brought together its suppliers to donate materials, time and services to help construct the first Built Green(TM) certified Habitat for Humanity ho

Shaw's Barron Selected GTMA Chairman

Dalton, GA, May 21--William A. Barron, Jr., vice president of manufacturing for Shaw Industries, was recently elected chairman of the Association of Georgia's Textile, Carpet and Consumer Products Manufacturers, according to the Dalton Daily Citizen.

Home Depot Continues Cost Cutting

Atlanta, GA, May 20--Home Depot's sweeping effort to cut costs has spread to its relationships with independent contractors who stock and maintain merchandise in stores, and some of them aren't happy about it, according to the Atlanta Journal Cons

Judge Lets Suit Against Stewart Proceed

New York, NY, May 20--A judge ruled Monday that an investor lawsuit against Martha Stewart's company may proceed through the discovery process.