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Chicago, IL, July 19, 2004--InterfaceFLOR has announced a nationwide partnership and product roll-out with Lowe's. Part of Interface, Inc., InterfaceFLOR is the first high-style, modular floorcovering created for the residential market.
Hoffman Estates, IL, July 19—Sears has named Catherine David to the post of vice president and general manager of The Great Indoors.
Salem, NJ, July 19--Mannington Mills announced today that it plans to expand both capacity and capability across two facilities located in Epes, Ala. and High Point, N.C., that are involved in the manufacture of its hardwood flooring.
Dalton, GA, July 16--Shaw is addressing the need for a definitive collection of rugs that offers special sizes for kitchens, breakfast nooks, and dining rooms with its introduction of the Casual Dining Collection.
Washington, July 16--Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist proposes to resolve legal claims over asbestos exposure with a $140 billion industry-financed fund to pay victims, aides close to lawmakers' talks said on Thursday.
Dalton, GA, July 16--Instead of a customer visiting your store every five to seven years to shop for new flooring, what if you could have her come in every five to seven weeks?
Birmingham, England, July 16—After the initial public offering of Floors 2 Go earlier this year the founding family has cashed in the last of their shares, according to icbirmingham.com.
New York, July 16--Martha Stewart was sentenced today to five months in prison and five months of home confinement, closing another chapter in the legal battle against the domestic doyenne that has its roots in a stock trade made two and a half years ago.
Ann Arbor, July 16--Consumer sentiment improved in early July, supported by a relatively healthy jobs market and a fairly optimistic outlook on the world's largest economy, according to a survey released on Friday.
Livingston, AL, July 16—The Sumter County Record Journal has reported that Mannington Wood Flooring in nearby Epes could expand and add 115 new jobs.