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London, England, June 27, 2006--The laminate floor fad is well and truly over and as British households rekindle their love affair with carpet, the country's leading flooring store hopes to be their first port of call.
Dalton, GA, June 21, 2006--Shaw Industries welcomed Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to its Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant. Shaw is the only company in the nation to boast the WTE facility, which uses carpet and wood manufacturing waste to steam energy through
Syracuse, NY, June 19, 2006--Legislation to create a national asbestos trust fund is once again drawing criticism for allegedly shortchanging the injured.
Mooresville, NC, November 17--Lowe's has promoted Jim Frasso to senior vice president of store operations, southeast division. Frasso previously served as regional vice president of the company's Florida region.
New York, NY, November 11---Suzanne Tick Inc., headed by nationally recognized artist and designer Suzanne Tick, has been selected to direct the design for Monterey Carpets, a Tandus company and award-winning manufacturer of commercial carpets.
Washington, DC, November 10--The federal government trimmed proposed tariffs on bedroom furniture imported from China, presenting good news for price conscious shoppers but dealing another blow to U.S. furniture makers.
Washington, DC, November 4--Productivity slowed in the third quarter to a 1.9 percent annual rate, but was still faster than expected, a preliminary government report showed on Thursday.
Lancaster, PA, November 5--Armstrong Holdings, Inc. yesterday reported third quarter 2004 net sales of $893.5 million, a 4.9% increase over third quarter net sales of $851.4 million in 2003.
Houston, TX, November 3--To stay on top of the current trends in the commercial marketplace Tarkett Commercial has worked worldwide to study design trends.
Washington, November 2--While some of the nation’s job markets continue to be weak, at least 18 states have already surpassed their pre-recession employment peaks and others are in position to catch up fast, and that bodes well for housing demand.