Today's Flooring News

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Pergo Issues Annual Report

Stockholm, Sweden, April 12, 2006--Pergo announced that its 2005 Annual Report is now available to be downloaded from the company's website.

New Bruce Collection Features Exotics

Lancaster, PA, April 12, 2006--Bruce Hardwood Flooring is offering 'domestic exotic' hardwoods, featuring three sought-after wood species, Cherry, Walnut and Maple, in its new Turlington American Exotics hardwood collection.

Coverall Cleaning Concepts Sales Up 13%

Boca Raton, FL, April 12, 2006--Coverall Cleaning Concepts said its 2005 System wide sales topped $272 million, a 13% increase over prior year. Commercial cleaning billings outpaced the industry's 6% growth rate.

NAM Discusses Removal of Trade Barriers with China

Washington, DC, April 12, 2006--The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) today welcomed renewed trade commitments by China at the just-concluded annual meeting of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT).

Belak Named Oriental Weavers Sales VP

Dalton, GA, April 12, 2006--Oriental Weavers USA, Inc., promoted Sam Belak to the position of vice president of sales for its Oriental Weavers of America brand.

MFG and Dalton Blamed for 2004 Toxic Vapor Injurie

Dalton, GA, April 12, 2006--In their final report, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) concluded that better process design, engineering, and hazard analysis would likely have prevented the 2004 runaway chemical reaction and toxi

Trade Gap Narrows

Washington, DC, April 12, 2006--The trade deficit narrowed by 4.1% in February to $65.7 billion, according to the Commerce Department.

Survey: Small-Business Owner Optimism Tumbles

Washington, DC, April 12, 2006--Optimism among small-business owners took an unexpected tumble in March. The NFIB Small-Business Optimism Index lost 3.5 points, falling to 98.0 (1986=100), two points below the 30-year average.