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Raleigh, NC, June 4, 2009--North Carolina will be banning all rigid plastic containers from landfills later this year. One of the primary partners in this venture is carpet manufacturer Shaw Industries Group.
Bristol, VA, June 4, 2009--Universal Fibers is a winner of the New York House magazine Innovative Green Design Award in the Flooring/Floor Coverings Category for its ReFresh fibers.
Augusta, GA, June 4, 2009--Lumber Liquidators has opened a store in Augusta, Ga., initially with two employees.
Deerfield Beach, FL, June 4, 2009--Luigi Di Geso has been promoted to president and CEO of Mapei Americas.
Red Bank, NJ, June 4, 2009--Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. reported a narrower quarterly net loss.
Exeter, NH, June 3, 2009--WE Cork has signed Southern Tile Distributors to distribute its cork flooring.
Lancaster, PA, June 4, 2009--PETA has given Armstrong World Industries a "BADDY Award," saying the company refused its request to pull a television ad featuring a live grizzly bear.
New York, NY, June 4, 2009--Domestic accent rug manufacturer Brumlow Home is returning to the bath rug category after being away for five years.
Neumarkt, Germany, June 2, 2009--Subsidiaries of Pfleiderer AG are supplying engineered wood products, high pressure laminates and flooring to Volkswagen showrooms.
Viken, Sweden, June 3, 2009--Valinge said it has won a new Chinese patent that protects laminate panels with deep solid bevels and production methods related to forming of such bevels.