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Fredericksburg, VA, March 29, 2017—Maryland state bill 1192, sponsored by state senators Thomas Middleton and Roger Manno, which looked at how the state determined whether a worker was an employee or contract laborer, has been withdrawn from consideration.
Wauwatosa, WI, March 29, 2017-- Bostik and Artaic staged an educational design workshop on March 23 at Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue Microsoft Store.
Dalton, GA, March 28, 2017—Nick Freadreacea became chairman of the board of the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) effective Q1 2017.
New York, NY, March 28, 2017—Forbes has released its The World’s Billionaires list, which includes Warren Buffett and Jeffrey Lorberbaum.
Dalton, GA, March 27, 2017—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels now includes The Carpet and Rug Institute’s Green Label Plus (GLP) certification program.
Orlando, FL, March 28, 2017—Tile of Spain, the international brand representing 125 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer's Association (ASCER), announces the schedule of presentations for Coverings 2017, which will take place April 4 through April 7, 2017 in Orlando, Florida.
New York, NY, March 28, 2017—The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 5.9% annual gain in January, up from 5.7% last month and setting a 31-month high.
Columbus, OH, March 28, 2017—Mannington Mills recently endorsed Retail Lead Management, a new lead management software for retailers.
Athens, GA, March 27, 2017—Michael Blanton, 62, founder and principal of Dalton Carpet One and DCO Commercial Floors based in Athens Georgia, died March 25.
Asheville, NC, March 27, 2017—Robbinsville, North Carolina businessman Jimmy Lee has purchased 11 lumber mills in western North Carolina and much of the lumber he processes is shipped to Asia, where it is milled into flooring and furniture, reports the Asheville Citizen-Times in an article called “In Need of Flooring and Furniture, China Turns to WNC Trees” by Tonya Maxwell.