Today's Flooring News

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Ekowood to Open Office in West Asia

Persekutuan, Malaysia, June 24—-Hardwood flooring manufacturer Ekowood International Bhd aims to capture West Asia’s robust development activities by opening a showroom-cum-regional office there in the last quarter of this year, according to New Straits T

New Floor Door Accepts Flooring Material

West Haven, CT, June 23--Floor doors are often installed in commercial buildings to provide safe access for maintenance and emergency personnel to areas below or between building floors.

Merchants Sue Banks for Alleged Price-Fixing

Minneapolis, MN. June 23--A law firm representing a group of small businesses around the country on Thursday said it has filed a lawsuit against the nation's biggest banks charging them with illegally fixing prices of credit card transaction fees.

Weekly Jobless Claims Fall 20,000

Washington, DC, June 23--First-time claims for state unemployment benefits fell 20,000 to a seasonally adjusted 314,000 the week ending June 18, the Labor Department said Thursday.

ServiceMagic to Acquire ImproveNet

Golden, CO, and Scottsdale, AZ, June 23--ServiceMagic, Inc. and ImproveNet, Inc. have entered into an agreement whereby ServiceMagic will acquire all of the outstanding stock of ImproveNet.

UK’s Victoria Earnings Drop 21%

Kidderminster, England, June 23—-Carpet producer Victoria today said a difficult year had resulted in a 21% fall in annual profits to £3.73 million, according to the Scotsman.com.