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Dallas, TX, May 11, 2015—Quick-Step’s Aged Chestnut planks from the Dominion Collection flooring were selected as the new flooring for a living room refresh on Oprah’s Home Made Simple television show.
Dalton, GA, May 8, 2015—Mohawk Industries reports 2015 first quarter net sales of $1.9 billion, a 4% year over year increase, with earnings of $22 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.30.
Washington, DC, May 8, 2015—Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.4%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Commack, NY, May 8, 2015—CBC Americas Corporation will invest $3.5 million to strategically relocate its headquarters and east coast warehousing to North Carolina by summer’s end.
Mooresville, NC, May 8, 2015—Lowe’s will phase out vinyl flooring products containing phthalates by the end of 2015, reports the Charlotte Observer.
St. Louis, MO, May 8, 2015—The show floor at the National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) Wood Flooring Expo, held from April 28 to May 1 in St. Louis, Missouri, was sold out, with 29 additional companies compared to the 2014 expo.
Toana, VA, May 7, 2015—Lumber Liquidators is halting sales of its Chinese-made laminate flooring with immediate effect.
Edison, NJ, May 7, 2015—FloorFolio Industries has opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility, which will produce its patented EnviroQuiet Luxury Vinyl Tile.
Miami, FL, May 7, 2015—Daltile has opened a 4,600-square-foot design studio in Miami.
Dalton, GA, May 7, 2015—USFloors’ Coretec engineered luxury vinyl flooring collection has expanded into the United Kingdom with the launch of Coretec Plus and Coretec One through the UK-based flooring distributor Headlam Group.