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Employers Optimistic on Hiring for 3Q

Milwaukee, WI, June 13, 2006--After two-and-a-half years of reporting similarly strong job prospects, U.S. employers still won't budge on hiring plans for the third quarter of 2006.

190 New Antron Styles Debut at NeoCon

Chicago, IL, June 12, 2006--Eighteen mills are featuring 190 new styles of carpet manufactured with Antron carpet fiber during the NeoCon World's Trade Fair this year.

Armstrong Commercial Revitailizes Lines

Chicago, IL, June 13, 2006--Armstrong has revitalized four of its top-selling and durable homogeneous and inlaid sheet vinyl lines--Medintech, Medintech Tandem, Possibilities Petit Point and Connection Corlon.

Producer Prices Up in May

Washington, DC, June 13, 2006--Producer prices increased 0.2% in May as energy prices moderated, but core prices inched higher amid signs that inflationary pressures are growing.

Mohawk Reorganizes Laminate Line

Dalton, GA, June 12, 2006--Mohawk’s recent acquisition of Unilin has given the company access to technology that is now appearing in Mohawk’s laminate product line.

Tennant Named to Magazine's 100 Best Corporate

Minneapolis, MN, June 12, 2006—Tennant Company, a leading manufacturers of surface maintenance equipment, said that it has been named among the 100 best corporate citizens of 2006 by Business Ethics magazine.

Neocon Opens with 10 New Showrooms

Chicago, IL, June 12, 2006--The 38th annual NeoCon World’s Trade Fair, North America’s largest commercial interior design show and conference, returns to the Merchandise Mart in Chicago today through Wednesday, June 14, 2006. This year’s NeoCon is the big