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Danville, VA, June 28--Columbia Flooring today announced the company will be exhibiting at Surfaces 2005, after opting out of the flooring industry tradeshow in 2004 in favor of a large distributor event held in Cancun, Mexico.
Tehran, Iran, June 28--Hand-woven carpets plummeted from first place among Iran’s non–oil export commodities to fifth place, the Merh News Agency reported.
Chattanooga, TN, June 28--Tricycle, Inc., a leader in surface simulation and design technology, was awarded an International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Creative Excellence Award at the 2004 NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair
Wilmington, DE, June 28--Delaware is getting $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide job-related training for nearly 300 of the 735 workers being laid off this year by the DuPont Co. and Invista.
Vernon Hills, IL-- June 28---Wickes Inc. reported that it has entered into separate agreements with three strategic buyers who intend to acquire substantially all of the operating assets at 50 of the 59 locations where Wickes conducts business.
Orlando, FL, June 28--The recovering economy, high demand and still low -- but rising -- mortgage rates pushed sales of existing single- family homes in Florida to a statewide total of 23,107 in May, 19 percent higher than last year's level.
Baltomore, MD, June 28--Hidden under Esther Siegel's white oak flooring lie the first drafts of history, according to the Baltimore Sun.
Troy, MI, June 25--Kmart Holding Corp. announced today the appointment of Robert Norton as Senior Vice President, Stores, Dene Rogers as Senior Vice President, Store Operations, and David Whipple as Senior Vice President, Associate Resources.
Dalton, GA, June 25--As Mohawk University expanded its live course offerings this year to include more than 240 seminars in over 80 cities, it also recognized the need for training that travels to retail stores.
Thomasville, NC, June 25--The basis for the lawsuit initiated by Unilin against Pergo Inc. and Pergo AB on June 22, according to Unilin, is the infringement by unlicensed Pergo Smartlock joints of Unilin's US 6 490 836 patent.