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Sacramento, CA, June 17--Flooring wholesaler LD Brinkman is liquidating its entire inventory including goods in its Sacramento warehouse, where it has laid off about 20 people, according to the Sacramento Bee.
Garner, NC, June 17--Swedish floor maker Pergo is still considering increasing its U.S. manufacturing capacity despite the recent collapse of its plans to take over a rival, but whether that will lead to an expansion of its Garner plant remains a question
Washington, DC, June 16--Labor, insurance and business leaders revived negotiations on Capitol Hill this weekend over federal legislation to rein in asbestos lawsuits that pose a growing threat to dozens of large manufacturers.
Trelleborg, Sweden, June 16--The Pergo Board of Directors has decided to make a complete write-down of the value of its shareholding of 25.1 percent in Witex. This is due to the preliminary bankruptcy of Witex AG.
Vancouver, BC, June 13--Canada DynaMotive Energy Systems Corporation, Magellan Aerospace division-Orenda Industrial (Orenda) and Erie Flooring and Wood Products intend to develop a 2.5 MW electric combined heat and power project in West Lorne, Ontario, Ca
Charlotte, NC, June 13--Furniture shoppers apparently don't consider Martha Stewart's legal troubles to be a poor reflection on her tastes.
New York, NY, June 12--This could be the year when the landscape changes utterly. The mill-dominant structure of the American home textiles industry has been consolidating in waves over the past 15 years.
Lexington, KY, June 12--About a decade ago, George Gatewood watched as bulldozers ripped through the 200-year-old Mount Sterling house where he grew up.
Key West, FL, June 12--Middle Keys tile contractor Fred Schmidt has seen the trucks loading tiles at the Marathon Home Depot, according to the Keynoter.
St. Louis, MO, June 12--Butch Mires didn't set out to give Lambert Field the white glove treatment on Wednesday, but that didn't keep him from joining critics who have grumbled about the airport's well-worn and occasionally dirty carpeting, ac