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Dalton, GA, Jan. 26--The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) has teamed up with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in an effort to assist the organization in its quest to find missing kids.
Vancouver, BC, Jan. 23--Slocan Forest Products Ltd and Louisiana-Pacific will begin construction this spring on a C$200 million oriented strand board mill.
Dalton, GA, Jan. 23--Werner Braun, president of the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI), has announced that Robert Peoples, Ph.D., has agreed to join the CRI staff as Director of Sustainability.
Plano, TX, Jan. 23--J.C. Penney said late Thursday that it will eliminate at least 475 jobs as it closes down a telemarketing facility, restructures corporate headquarters and reins in marketing expenses.
Cincinnati, OH, Jan. 23--Several hundred retirees of Formica Corp. have been notified by the company they've received incorrect pension payments.
Kansas City, MO, Jan. 22--David T. Meberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Carpet and a member of the International Standards and Training Alliance (INSTALL) Labor-Management Committee, will serve as the installation expert at the Su
Lahore, Pakistan, Jan. 23--Pakistani carpets did well at both the Atlanta market and Domotex last week, according to Pakistan Press International.
Wilmington, DE, Jan. 23--DuPont Co. Chief Financial Officer Gary Pfeiffer will assume operating responsibility for the Invista unit until the completion of the unit's sale to Koch Industries Inc.
Briarcliff Manor, NY, Jan. 21--CPI Consulting Associates, Inc. announced today that it has published a detailed report on Koch Industries' global chemical operations.
Millersville, MD, Jan. 22--The Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR) will convene its 59th Annual Meeting March 10-13, 2004 in Colorado Springs, CO.