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Dalton, GA, November 18, 2015—The Carpet and Rug Institute held its annual meeting yesterday, where it announced that it would dedicate half of its annual budget to fund the Voluntary Product Stewardship initiative for a second year.
Dalton, GA, November 19, 2015—Chester Chaffin, Shaw’s vice president of enterprise excellence, was awarded the Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award at the Carpet & Rug Institute’s annual meeting.
Spartanburg, SC, November 19, 2015—Milliken has announced the integration of an average of 8% to 10% additional recycled content in all standard modular carpets in the Americas.
Orlando, FL, November 19, 2015—At the 2015 NAFCD convention, the late Bob Thomas, owner and founder of T&L Distributing LLP, was awarded the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dalton, GA, November 19, 2015—Julius Shaw will retire from Shaw Industries at the end of 2015, following 40 years of service with the company.
Washington, DC, November 19, 2015—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the October ABI score was 53.1, down slightly from the mark of 53.7 in the previous month. This score still reflects an increase in design services.
Mooresville, NC, November 18, 2015—Lowe's Companies has reported net earnings of $736 million for the quarter ended October 30, a 25.8% increase over the same period a year ago.
Laguna Niguel, CA, November 18, 2015—Fuse Alliance has announced that three new flooring contractors have joined the organization’s network of service providers: Aligned Floor Covering, Henges Interiors and One Source Commercial Flooring Inc.
Washington, DC, November 18, 2015—Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in October were at a rate of 1,150,000, 4.1% above the revised September rate of 1,105,000, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Atlanta, GA, November 17, 2015—The Home Depot has reported sales of $21.8 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2015, a 6.4% increase from the third quarter of fiscal 2014.