November 25, 2008—Laurie Lyza, Director of Marketing for Tennessee tile maker Crossville, talks about her company's experience at Greenbuild and how sustainability is a core characteristic of the company's business practices.
November 24, 2008—John Baugh, Managing Director with Stifel Nicolaus, and Kemp Harr discuss the 3rd Quarter highlights of several of the Flooring Industry's publicly traded companies. Listen to the interview to hear John and Kemp bat around what has to happen for the market to see a recovery, how long this might last and where the values are from an investment standpoint.
November 21, 2008—Jenny Cross, Sustainability Manager at Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss last night's awards dinner where Mohawk named their first GreenWorks Dealer of the Year. Listen to the interview to hear the criteria they used to select the winner which was Kelly's Carpet in Omaha, Nebraska.
November 20, 2008—John Bradford, VP of Research and Operations, Interface USA, and Kemp Harr discuss Interface's new web based social network on sustainability at www.missionzero.org. Listen to the interview to hear Interface and Bentley Prince Street's business plan around this "facebook" type website for sustainable minded people.
November 14, 2008—Santo Torcivia and Kemp Harr discuss Santo's outlook for flooring sales in 2009. Listen to the interview to hear which market and product sectors he thinks will remain constant and which will decline.
November 10, 2008—Recorded Last Friday night at Starnet's Fall Membership Meeting in Kansas City, Jeanne Matson and Kemp Harr discuss the health of the flooring contract dealer market. Listen to interview to hear the highlights of the meeting and what Starnet's members are doing to continue their success in 2009.
November 6, 2008—Recorded at the DCS Annual Meeting at Sonoma, California, Michael Vogel and Kemp Harr talk about DCS Partnership's three core brands and the services they offer the flooring market. Listen to the interview to hear how DCS Partnership uses Internet technology to improve their clients processes.
November 4, 2008—Allen Cubell, VP of Residential Resilient Products, and Kemp Harr disscuss Armstrong's recent announcement to spend $25 million upgrading their Landcaster, PA vinyl flooring plant. Listen to the interview to hear more details about the residential vinyl market and the products they will produce in this converted plant.
November 3, 2008—Dean Thompson and Kemp Harr discuss the resilient floorcovering market which is doing better in this economy than most other flooring categories. Listen to the interview to hear more specifics about the market and the RFCI.
October 30, 2008—Al Maghes and Kemp Harr discuss the state of the distribution sector and proved highlights from this year's annual meeting.