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Worcester, UK, December 14, 2016—Victoria, the Kidderminster carpet manufacturer, will purchase Australian underlay and hardwood flooring maker Dunlop Flooring in a £20m deal, reports worcesternews.co.uk.
Madison, WI, December 14, 2016—Material science researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have figured out how to build wood flooring material that converts downward pressure into usable electricity, reports Business Insider.
Washington, DC, December 14, 2016—Small business optimism remained flat leading up to Election Day and then rocketed 3.5 points to 98.4 as business owners expected better conditions under new leadership in Washington, according to a special edition of the
Quebec, Canada, December 13, 2016--Lowe's has announced its plans to convert 40 Rona stores outside Quebec to the Lowe's name, according to msn.com, and another 17 Quebec stores may convert to the Lowe’s name in the future.
Bethany, CT, December 13, 2016— Chad Love has joined Laticrete Supercap in the new position of director of sales.
Hannover, DE, December 13, 2016—The finalists for the 2017 Carpet Design Awards have been chosen. On November 24, a jury of design and carpet industry experts shortlisted a total of 24 carpet creations in eight categories.
Calhoun, GA, December 13, 2016—Mollie Surratt, senior director of public relations, social media and content marketing at Mohawk, has been awarded PR News’ PR People Award in the Digital Communications Leader of the Year category.
Green Bay, WI, December 13, 2016—Green Bay Wisconsin-based retailer and commercial contractor H.J. Martin & Son is in the process of filling 80 to 100 open positions, according to WSAU.
Dalton, GA, December 12, 2016—Tom Gysens has been appointed as the new chief financial officer for Balta Group.
Los Angeles, CA, December 12, 2016—Earlier this month, Bentley was announced an Interior Design Best of Year 2016 winner in the “Flooring: Carpet/Broadloom” category for its carpet Anarchy.