Rugs with Teflon Now Available
Atlanta, GA, September 8-- It’s the force that keeps spaghetti sauce from ruining your favorite shirt. It even helped protect the spacesuits worn by the astronauts who went to the moon.
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Chain Store Sales Hit by Frances and Late Holiday
New York, September 8--U.S. chain store sales in the first week of September finished flat, due in part to a later Labor Day and Hurricane Francis, a report said on Wednesday.
Judge Authorizes PCB Payout by Solutia
St. Louis, MO, September 7--The judge supervising Solutia's bankruptcy reorganization case has approved payouts by the company to meet environmental obligations and responsibilities to residents of Anniston, AL, who were exposed to polychlorinated bip
Kmart to Sell Sears 45 Stores for $524M
Troy, MI, September 3-- Kmart will sell 45 of its stores to Sears for $524 million, Kmart said Thursday.
Interface Celebrates 10 Years of Sustainability
Atlanta, GA, September 2--The story is now familiar to many; the “spear in the chest” epiphany Ray Anderson experienced when he first read Paul Hawken’s “The Ecology of Commerce.”
Kronospan Expanding Production in Czech Republic
Jihlava, Czech Republic, September 1--Kronospan is modernizing its production in the Czech Republic, investing more than CEK 2.5 B in a new chip board line, which should be commissioned in July 2005.
The Ground Realities
Bombay, India, August 30--People like to transform the ground on which they tread into the stuff of dreams, be it a sober and sophisticated marble flooring or the opulent welcome of a red-carpeted or rose petal floor, according to the Statesman Ltd.
Standard Pacific Corp. Buys Kemmerly Homes
IIrvine, CA, August 24-- Standard Pacific Corp. has completed its acquisition of the homebuilding operations of Kemmerly Homes. Kemmerly Homes has operated in the Tucson, Arizona market since 1993 under both the Kemmerly Homes and Miramonte Homes brands.
Iranian Carpet Website Launched
Tehran, Iran, August 25-- A specialized website on Iranian time-honored art of carpet weaving has been launched to coincide with the opening of an international rug exhibition in Tehran, Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency reported.
Smith + Noble to Fold Rug Studio Catalog
Corona, CA, August 24-- Home decor products cataloger Smith + Noble plans to fold its Rug Studio catalog at the end of the year, according to Catalog Age.