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Billings, MT, August 18--Two longtime professionals in the carpet business have purchased NorthWest Floors at Marketplace West in Billings and plan on offering down-home service, according to the Billings, Montana Gazette.
Washington, August 16--Declining mortgage interest rates helped boost builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes this month, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Dalton, GA, August 16-- Pergo, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Faus and its parent company earlier this month in the United States District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Kennesaw, GA, August 13--Witex USA announced that Hartwig Siemerling has left the company. Board member and lead director, Herb Biggers, will assume the CEO duties.
Wilmington, DE, August 12--The DuPont Co. on Wednesday sought a hearing to challenge federal allegations that the company failed to report health and environmental threats from a chemical used to make Teflon and other common consumer products.
Manchester, NH, August 10--Carpet One announced the top-selling dealers and industry leaders who were recently recognized at the 2004 Carpet One International Summer Convention held in Dallas, Texas.
Dalton, GA August 10--Tandus Group will close its broadloom carpet manufacturing plant in Santa Ana, Calif., and transfer most of those assets to its existing Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, facility.
Omaha, NE, August 6--Berkshire Hathaway’s second-quarter net income slumped 42% in comparison with a year earlier that was boosted by investment gains.
Los Angeles, August 6--Platinum Equity has completed the acquisition of DyStar, a provider of dyes and services to the fashion and textile industry.
Chattanooga, TN, August 4--Mohawk Industries Inc. has yet to decide whether to appeal a judgment against the company rendered last week near Nashville, a company vice president said Tuesday, according to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press.