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Atlanta, GA, July 30--Home Depot said that the company is planning to establish a new technology center in Austin, Texas, and a separate customer service center for The Home Depot Supply division in New Braunfels, Texas.
Greensboro, NC, July 26--Unifi, Inc. has agreed to acquire the INVISTA polyester filament manufacturing assets, including inventories, located in Kinston, N.C.
Tuscaloosa AL, July 22--A German flooring company is close to making a $300 million to $400 million investment in Alabama.
Milliken Carpet Hospitality Markets has established a Guestrooms business unit to spearhead design, product development and sales for guestrooms carpet.
Dalton, GA, July 13-- Faus Group, Inc. has appointed Steven A. Coppenger as Director of Retail Services.
New York, NY, July 12--Liz Claiborne Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with Currey & Company to design and manufacture lighting for the Liz Claiborne Home Collection.
Charlotte, NC, July 8—Honeywell has announced a price increase of five cents per pound ($0.05/lb) over the current price of residential and commercial bcf fiber and fiber-grade resins and three cents per pound ($0.03/lb) on all staple fiber products from
Manchester, NH, July 7--CCA Global Partners has announce the appointment of Ann Nusbaum, a 25-year veteran of the floor covering industry, to the company as the Corporate Buyer for Area Rugs and Window Treatments for all CCA divisions.
Charlotte, NC, July 2-- BASF has opened a new Carpeting Technical Service Center in Dalton, Ga., with improved, state-of-the-art laboratory equipment that enhances the company's capabilities to support customers with application testing.
Washington, DC, July 1--Construction spending rose 0.3 percent in May to a record annual pace of $988.5 billion, led by work on housing, a government report showed.