Today's Flooring News

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C&A Floorcoverings Earns Environmental Award

Atlanta, GA, Apr. 15--C&A Floorcoverings, a Dalton, GA based commercial floorcovering manufacturer, was honored with an Environmental Improvement Award during the 26th Anniversary Keep Georgia Beautiful Awards Luncheon.

Housing Market Index Up

Washington, DC, Apr. 15--Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes rose strongly in early April, according to the National Association of Home Builders' latest Housing Market Index.

Housing Starts Bounce Back

Washington, DC, Apr. 16--Home-building activity rebounded in March, following two straight months of decline, fueled by low interest rates.

Junckers Under New Ownership

Witham, England, Apr. 16--Junckers Industrier A/S, Europe's leading producer of solid hardwood flooring products, has been bought by Axcel, a leading Danish investment company with a capital commitment of 0.5 billion Euros.

Solutia Gets Bankruptcy Plan Extension

St. Louis, MO, Apr. 16--A federal bankruptcy judge has given chemicals concern Solutia Inc. another three months to detail how it expects to emerge from bankruptcy.

Georgia-Pacific Say Earnings Will Beat Expectation

Atlanta, GA, Apr. 15--Forest products company Georgia-Pacific Corp. said Wednesday it will report first-quarter earnings above Wall Street's expectations, citing the performance of its building products businesses.

Manufacturing in Northeast Rebounds

New York, NY, Apr. 15--Manufacturing activity in the New York Federal Reserve district rebounded sharply to 36.05 in April from the 25.33 reading in March, marking the 12th-straight month of positive readings.