Contractor Bonitz Celebrates 50 Years
Ridgefield, CT, July 7--Lori Dowling, president and CEO for StarNet Commercial Flooring Cooperative, is pleased to announce the 50th anniversary of Bonitz, Inc. in 2004.
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Lanxess Starts Operating Independently
Leverkusen, Germany, July 6-- Lanxess, the future company where the Bayer Group will combine almost all areas of its chemicals business and parts of its polymers activities, began operating as an independent unit on July 1, 2004.
Columbia Flooring Launches High-end Laminate Line
Danville, VA, July 6--To complement its popular Colonial Clic and Casual Clic glueless laminate planks introduced earlier this year, Columbia Flooring today announced the introduction of Ceramica Clic glueless laminate tiles.
Garage Flooring Adds Ambience
Dallas, TX, July 6-- It's often a part of the house that is overlooked when it comes to decorating. But it's also often the place that we come home to first every night. When we pull into our garages a tone is set. Is yours cluttered?
NeoCon Draws 41,820 Attendees
Chicago, IL, July 2---NeoCon– the contract furnishings industry's premier event and North America's largest conference and exhibition for interior design and facilities management – attracted 41,820 professional attendees June 14-16, 2004, at The
Hand–Woven Carpet Fair in Tehran Scheduled for Aug
Tehran, Iran, July 6--An international fair for Iranian hand-woven carpets is to be held in Tehran, said an official at the Iranian Carpet Company, news reports said. The Thirteenth International Fair for Iran’s Hand–Woven Carpets will be held from Augus
Kansas City-Based Scott Rice Buys Image Flooring C
Kansas, City, MO, July 2--Scott Rice Office Works LLC bought Kansas City-based Image Flooring Concepts Inc. for an undisclosed amount, according to the Kansas City Business Journal.
CRI Gets Sharper Image Ad Modified
Dalton, GA. July 6—The Carpet and Rug Institute has reported that Sharper Image is no longer running an advertisement for which implied that carpet continuously emits dangerous chemicals.
Louisiana Carpet One Dealer Looking to Make a Diff
DeRidder, LA, July 6-- As the school year ends, school principals, teachers, parents and students are gearing up for local elections to determine which lucky public elementary school library or media center will receive a complimentary makeover, according
Unemployment Rate Holds at 5.6%
Washington, DC, July 2--Employers hired workers at a lackluster pace for the first time in four months in June, surprising Wall Street.