Faus Launches Latest Patent-Pending Technologies
Calhoun, GA, October 6, 2006--Faus Group, Inc. has introduced UltraClarity and DualFinish, the company’s two newest patent-pending technologies.
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Leaner Armstrong Exits Bankruptcy Today
Lancaster, PA, October 5, 2006--Armstrong World Industries will quietly begin its new life today by emerging from bankruptcy, nearly six years after it started the process.
Homeowners Spending More on Housing Costs
Washington, DC, October 4, 2006—The rising value of homes values in the first five years of this decade have left homeowners feeling flush, but housings costs also have risen sharply, cutting into stagnant incomes, Census Bureau data show.
Mullican Adds Interstate Supply to Distribution Ne
Johnson City, TN, October 4, 2006--Mullican Flooring has added Interstate Supply Co. to its distributor network. Interstate Supply will offer Mullican’s full range of products to its customers in key Midwest markets.
Armstrong Emerges From Chapter 11
Lancaster, PA, October 2, 2006--Armstrong World Industries announced today that its "Fourth Amended Plan of Reorganization, as Modified," dated February 21, 2006, which was confirmed by U.S. District Court Judge Eduardo Robreno in August, has become effec
Appeals Court Gives Workers Go Ahead to Sue Mohawk
Atlanta, GA, September 29, 2006--A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that one of the world's largest carpet makers can be sued under racketeering laws over allegations of hiring thousands of illegal immigrants and depressing wages.
Faus Names MelMart Canadian Distributor
Calhoun, GA, September 28, 2006--Faus Group, Inc. announced today the signing of an agreement with Melmart Distributors Inc. to begin the Canadian distribution of the Fausfloor laminate flooring program in November 2006.
New Home Sales Up in August
Washington, DC, September 27, 2006-- Sales of new homes increased 4.1% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.05 million from a three-year low in July, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
Lowe's Sets Strategy for Slowing Housing Marke
Lansdowne, VA, September 27, 2006--Lowe's, which warned on its full-year results earlier this week, expects it could take as long as 12 to 18 months for the slowdown in the housing market to stabilize.